The Connells - Slackjawed (Full)

What this video is

Slackjawed was the lead single from The Connells' fifth studio album Ring, released in 1993 on TVT Records after a three-year recording hiatus. The band — a guitar-oriented, melodic power-pop group from Raleigh, NC — had cultivated a loyal college radio following throughout the late 1980s. As the lead single, Slackjawed became a college radio hit in America, though the band was initially disappointed with the…

Why it matters

The Connells occupy a distinct position in the American college rock continuum — melodic, jangly, and introspective, drawing comparisons to The Smiths while reflecting the American South. Slackjawed exemplifies the band's guitar-driven, lyrically introspective style and represents the transitional…

The director

Peyton Tucker Reed (born July 3, 1964) is an American director born and raised in Raleigh, NC, who graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1987 with a degree in English and Radio, Television & Motion Pictures. He worked as a DJ at…