Coming to Terms

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.

Coming to Terms
Studio album by Carolina Liar
Released	May 19, 2008 (2008-05-19)
Genre	Alternative rock, indie rock
Length	45:02
Label	Atlantic Maratone
Producer	Tobias Karlsson Max Martin Per Aldeheim Michael Ilbert Rob Cavallo Chad Wolf Alexander Kronlund
Carolina Liar chronology
Coming to Terms (2008) Wild Blessed Freedom (2011)
Singles from Coming to Terms
"I'm Not Over" Released: 2008 "Show Me What I'm Looking For" Released: May 6, 2008

Promotion

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Blender	^[4]
Consequence of Sound	C+^[5]
Rolling Stone	^[6]

Charity Stafford of AllMusic called the album "earnest and effective pop-rock ear candy."^[7] 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."^[6] 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."^[4] 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."^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm Not Over"	Chad Wolf Tobias Karlsson	Karlsson Max Martin Michael Ilbert Rob Cavallo	3:23
2.	"Coming to Terms"	Wolf Karlsson	Karlsson Martin	3:29
3.	"Last Night"	Wolf Karlsson Max Martin	Karlsson Martin	3:50
4.	"Show Me What I'm Looking For""	Wolf Karlsson	Karlsson Martin	4:02
5.	"Simple Life"	Wolf Karlsson	Wolf Karlsson Martin	3:31
6.	"All That Shit Is Gone"	Wolf Alexander Kronlund	Martin Kronlund	3:32
7.	"California Bound"	Wolf Karlsson	Karlsson Martin	3:59
8.	"Done Stealin'"	Wolf Karlsson Martin Per Aldeheim	Karlsson Aldeheim	3:38
9.	"Something to Die For"	Wolf Peter Svensson Aldeheim	Martin Aldeheim	3:37
10.	"Beautiful World"	Wolf Karlsson Martin	Karlsson Martin	4:08
11.	"Better Alone"	Wolf Karlsson	Karlsson Martin	3:52
12.	"When You Are Near"	Wolf Svensson	Martin	4:01
Total length:				45:02

iTunes Store bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Open the Door"	4:28
14.	"Hit Bottom"	4:27
15.	"Undone"	4:09

Personnel

Credits for Coming to Terms adapted from AllMusic.^[8]

• Chad Wolf - lead vocals, guitar
• Rickard Göransson - guitar
• Johan Carlsson - keyboards
• Max Grahn - drums, percussion
• Erik Hääger - bass
• Jim Almgren Gândara - guitar

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[9]	140
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[10]	3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[11]	43

References

1. "The Academy Is... announce dates with We The Kings, Carolina Liar and Hey Monday". Alternative Press. August 18, 2008. from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
2. "Rob Thomas Sets 2009 Fall Tour In Support Of New Album 'Cradlesong'". Top40-Charts. June 24, 2009. from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
3. Stalnaker, Deidre (August 21, 2009). "Taking Back Sunday, Carolina Liar to Perform a UA Fall Concert". University of Alabama. from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
4. Dombal, Ryan. . Blender. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
5. Young, Alex (May 29, 2008). "Album Review: Carolina Liar - Coming To Terms". Consequence of Sound. from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
6. Frehsee, Nicole (May 29, 2008). . Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 3, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
7. Stafford, Charity. "Carolina Liar - Coming to Terms". AllMusic. from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
8. "Coming To Terms - Carolina Liar | Credits". AllMusic. from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
9. "Carolina Liar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
10. "Carolina Liar Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
11. "Carolina Liar Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2023.