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Terminal
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How The Lonely Keep
Tooth & Nail Records
Release: 6/28/2005
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Rated:
Review by:
Caz* Bevan
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How The Lonely Keep is the debut album from
the self-proclaimed, indie-rock band, Terminal. For being
one of the largest states in the US and keeping the
popularity of Austin's local music scene no secret with the
yearly Mardi Gras/good-times equivalent, South By
Southwest - neither the Dallas nor Austin areas have
launched a large or even noticeable number of their local
bands into popular stardom, at least, not as of
late.
Let's face it, trucks don't make the best vehicles for hauling
band equipment and possibly as a result, this ain't no SoCal
scene. With the majority of the Dallas scene being prone to
an attempt to keep punk rock alive or play something
reminiscent of hardcore, a melodramatic, Indie band such as
Terminal is hard to accept. But they are different, and
therefore noticeable.
Perhaps it's their Texas pride that gave them the confidence
to evolve musically and break out, just in time, with a sound
that is both refreshing and familiar. Terminal is pure. I have
tried almost desperately to find a perfect comparison. I have
decided if The Academy Is... produced a musical love child
with Saves The Day via sperm donor from possibly, The Goo
Goo Dolls, and hired Blindside as the proverbial baby-sitter,
you might just have a sense of Terminal.
Terminal is talented from the depths of their obvious
knowledge in music theory to the aspects of their
performance and knowing what it is theirs fans want to hear.
Whether you're a music fan or a lyric fan, Terminal provides
something you will both feel and relate to that is simple, set,
and dare I say, damn near perfect for a debut album. It is
the kind of band you sing along to while dancing by your
full-length mirror or swerving the steering while to a
particular heartfelt beat - "I walk faster, but it always
catches up to me. We talk all night, never saying
anything...." It is the kind of band that will sneak up on you.
Some will be scrambling for this album by the time they
catch on, when the masses clue them in to what's
cool.
Young to the popular market, it seems lead singer Travis
Bryant, only 19, already has a lifetime of experience he is
more than willing to share with his deserving fans. To me, it
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