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    HM Magazine #74/Tellus
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    Tellus

    On The Surface

    (1998)

    Reviewed by Brian Vincent McGovern

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    Label Tellurian RecordsHM Magazine #74November/December 1998
    hard rockmodern rock

    Here's some very high quality modern rock. This is one of those CD's we get every once in a while, where we exclaim, "Gee, this doesn't look indie..." And then we pop it in and add, "It doesn't sound indie either!" The detailed hooks of the smooth, low-tuned guitars -- which, at times, take on a decidedly Houston sound -- provide a platform upon which the ardent voice of Mary Howell grows, cuts itself loose, and soars. The guys' BGV's follow suit, and continue to compliment the instruments. The disc also includes a ton of enhanced stuff.

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