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Playing simple songs with strong melodies influenced by post-punk and early Flying Nun, Melbourne, Australia quartet
TERRY boasted an impressive lineup, and beginning in 2015 released a series of singles and albums, like 2017's excellent
Remember Terry, that rivaled the work of the members' other bands.
Guitarist Al Montfort played with
UV Race,
Total Control, and
Dick Diver; drummer Zephyr Pavey was also in
Total Control and fronted
Eastlink; guitarist
Xanthe Waite sang with
Mick Harvey's band; and bassist
Amy Hill was a member of
Constant Mongrel. They formed
TERRY in the mid-2010s, playing an intimate brand of indie pop that featured the members trading off vocals and sharing songwriting chores. They debuted with the "Talk About Terry" single on
Upset the Rhythm in late 2015, then released one other single, "8 Girls," on Aarght! Records in mid-2016. Their full-length debut for
Upset the Rhythm,
TERRY HQ, followed in early July.
The bandmembers began writing their next album after returning from a string of tour dates, then in early 2017 they did some recording. The resulting songs were mastered by the ubiquitous
Mikey Young, titled
Remember Terry, and released by
Upset the Rhythm in mid-2017. Working quickly,
TERRY released their third album, the reliably hooky and sneakily witty
I'm Terry, in August of 2018. ~ Tim Sendra