| Coming to Terms | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Carolina Liar |
| Cover: | Coming_to_Terms_cover.jpg |
| Alt: | The cover consists of a black-and-white image of a liquid blob. The album title and band's name appear above the blob, colored in white. |
| Genre: | Alternative rock, indie rock |
| Length: | 45:02 |
| Label: | Atlantic Maratone |
| Next Title: | Wild Blessed Freedom |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
Coming to Terms is the debut studio album from Swedish-American rock band Carolina Liar. It was released on May 19, 2008 by Atlantic Records. The album garnered mixed reviews from critics. Coming to Terms debuted at number 140 on the US Billboard 200 and spawned two singles: "I'm Not Over" and "Show Me What I'm Looking For". To promote the record, the band opened for other rock acts on their respective tours.
On August 18, 2008, the band was announced alongside We the Kings and Hey Monday as supporting acts for The Academy Is... on their Bill & Trav's Bogus Journey Tour, beginning on October 1 at the Amos Southend in Charlotte and finishing on November 23 at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo.[1] On June 24, 2009, the band were announced alongside OneRepublic as special guests for the North American leg of Rob Thomas' Cradlesong Tour, starting on September 23 at Hollywood's Hard Rock Live and finishing on November 12 at New York City's Beacon Theatre.[2] On August 21, the band was announced as a special guest alongside Taking Back Sunday for the University of Alabama's Fall Concert on September 18 at the Coleman Coliseum.[3]
Charity Stafford of AllMusic called the album "earnest and effective pop-rock ear candy."[4] Nicole Frehsee of Rolling Stone called the band's musicianship of combining the "anthemic elements" of U2 and the Killers with Max Martin's production "pretty but a little confused." Ryan Dombal, writing for Blender, called the record's track listing "a handful of skyscraping, modern-rock behemoths", noting that Chad Wolf's lyrical artistry is "shamelessly straightforward" and that "every processed guitar chord and slick keyboard line steamrolls over the artlessness and emphasizes the universality in his tales." Alex Young of Consequence of Sound praised Wolf's vocal delivery for being "crisp, clear and easy to understand", Martin's production on "I'm Not Over" and "California Bound" and the band for making the music "well written and possess[s] strong chord progressions", calling it "some of the catchiest pop rock tunes in recent memory and for once, [the music] stands on its own." He concluded that: "Coming To Terms storms out of the gauntlet and delivers an awesome debut album. Let's hope that the band comes to terms on a follow-up real soon."
Credits for Coming to Terms adapted from AllMusic.[5]