Album Notes

What people are saying about Ben Connelly:

"Irrepressibly fun and scathingly witty tunesmith...chock full of highly skilled guitar"
- Pulse

"a heaping helping of sweetness, sorrow, spirituality and lust channeled through a well-worn heart."
- St. Paul Pioneer Press

"Ben Connelly delves deep into love and spirituality"
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune

"After the first lines I was sold...Connelly writes songs that glow after repeated listens."
- Chicago Daily Herald, IL

"A melancholy tribute to a backwards life. Connelly's smart humor shines through."
- Dayton City Paper, OH

“Connelly captures a sense of longing and moral struggle that’s universally human. Seeing yourself in this likely unfamiliar character is a profound and humbling experience.”
Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine

"raises goose bumps if you're receptive to it. In his songwriting are elements of Paul Simon and Leonard Cohen at their best...This was a tremendous show, and Connelly's new CD is frighteningly good."
- howwastheshow.com

What people said about Ben Connelly's solo debut:

"Packed with a lethal dose of charm."
- St. Paul Pioneer Press

"Stripped down tales of quiet desperation."
- City Pages

"blessed with urgent musicianship, passionate vocals, entertainingly off-kilter compositions, and an overall feeling of immediacy. He's an uncut gem, dingy as often as he is glittering, but beautiful when he sparkles."
- Nashville Scene

"The incisive humor doesn't overpower Connelly's bright songwriting or able guitar."
- Performing Songwriter Magazine

"minimal and whimsical aching heart songs"
- Washington Post

"...will charm the pants off of you."
- Minnesota Daily

And his old band, Steeplejack's record:

"3 ½ Stars,"
- Rolling Stone, German edition

"This years most accomplished and compelling debut."
- Lansing Capitol Times, MI

"These boys have been granted their hillbilly license for a reason."
- College Music Journal

"It's not depressing, it's vital"
- Austin Chronicle, TX

"There's a power that separates Steeplejack from almost anything in the pop-rock canon."
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune

"Songs that feel like desperate kisses"
- St. Paul Pioneer Press