Connections

The story

Walking a tightrope between post-punk and indie pop, Connections are a band from Ohio whose music is lean, scrappy, and full of energy, with plentiful guitars and abundant melodic hooks. The group continued a long lineage of heavy-hearted Midwestern indie rock, evoking the best elements of bands like Gaunt, Guided by Voices, and My Dad Is Dead while putting their own spin on the sound with records like 2023's Cool Change. Connections were founded in 2010 by vocalist Kevin Elliott and guitarist and principal songwriter Andy Hempel.

From Last.fm, written by its listeners.

Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.

Watch

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Records

• Year One · 2014 · compilation

Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Members

• Adam Elliott
• Andy Hampel
• Kevin Elliott
• Philip Kim
• Dave Capaldi

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Connections in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Connections in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like Connections

• Bent ShapesLast.fm listeners
• California XLast.fm listeners
• Scott & Charlene's WeddingLast.fm listeners
• Liam BetsonLast.fm listeners
• Menace BeachLast.fm listeners
• Mac McCaughanLast.fm listeners
• EZTVLast.fm listeners
• The Baptist GeneralsLast.fm listeners
• Willie Phoenixsame scene: columbus [oh], US
• Scrawlsame scene: columbus [oh], US
• Gibson Bros.same scene: columbus [oh], US
• Great Plainssame scene: columbus [oh], US

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Connections’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.

Also called Connections

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• Artist
  Connections Ponies at Dawn artist
• Group · HU
  Connections Hungarian Hip Hop group