PRESS QUOTES:

"Teri Falini first came to prominence in 2005 with a debut which married angst-filled lyrics fuelled by bitter personal experience to a hook-filled modern rock. . 'The Room' is multi-layered, better produced and documents the maturing talents of Falini. The opening 'Tangerine' gets things started on a Velvet Underground-like downer. The portentous 'My Father' is a stunning dark tale delivered in a way that demands attention. It's a stunning moment which is matched by the similarly well-judged 'Undone' and the mysterious 'Lion's Grace'."
- Leonard's Lair

"San Francisco’s quartet Teri Falini has a lead singer with the same name who was once a Harvard trained lawyer who moved on from that success after a personal tragedy. She sings about the lure of drugs, heartache, and the emotional institutionalization of one of her family members. Reminding one of PJ Harvey, her music is psychedelic, alluring, and offers a quietly disturbed calm."
- Smother Magazine

"There is a heaviness throughout the twelve songs on Teri Falini's second record, The Room. Ambitious with dense, layered instrumentation, the record is full of disturbed characters who suffer from various forms of paralysis, crippling anguish, and other psychological distress. The disc opens with the vaguely menacing electric guitar notes of "Tangerine (drug)," with violin strings that lazily drift along the air recalling the lethargic fogginess of George Harrison's "Blue Jay Way." Elsewhere on the disc, the bright garage rock of "Undressed" features Falini singing "I own it all, my my lies/ scarred face I have no disguise/ of what I am and how I have tried/ to repair the harm inside." This leads the way to the disc's centerpiece, "My Father," a droning, hypnotic dirge about a family member who is institutionalized; "My my father/ Won't close his eyes/His lives underneath/ Bright red sky/ She pleads come with me/ Leave your mind/ I follow him into his eyes...." sings Falini, dragging out the last word as she fades into the swelling music."
- Amplifier Magazine

"There's something about a number of the songs on this record that just keep drawing me back to it".
- The Runout Groove

"The Room" features San Francisco quartet Teri Falini's watery guitars and Chrissie Hynde-ish vocals.."
- The Owl Magazine

Falini has a really unique voice. It's deep and dirgy but she can hit the high notes too. "My Father" is a spooky, dirgy song, almost a march.
- Collected Sounds

"Sun Under Me" is a collection of songs that gives vent to both Falini's anger and joy. The inspiration that life took from Falini, it has replaced tenfold."
- San Francisco Chronicle

"SUN UNDER ME is a startling debut recording. It could be the catharsis that launches a career."
- Ink 19

"the singer's voice is a pleasure, flat and controlled, only hinting at the emotion that lies coiled beneath the surface like a snake about to strike…the achingly sexy lyrics of 'Lick My Wounds' shouldn't have to compete with prima donna musicianship. Instead, sensual yet introspective guitar work complements the lyrics."
- The Emory Wheel

"Teri Falini has a thirteen-track, punk garage collection full of attitude and energy....'Ice Lover's Mouth' has only Falini with her acoustic guitar and Joe Ayroso on bass. You hear a lot of this type of thing in metal, but it is much more difficult when you do it pretty much alone for a five-minute song. The fact that she pull it off shows the depths of Falini's talent. "
- SOUTHBOUND BEAT MAGAZINE

Aggressive, grungy rock from the San Francisco-based quartet named for it's lead singer, whose gritty but melodic vocals recall everyone from P.J. Harvey to Patti Smith and Kim Deal.
- CURVE MAGAZINE

"To look at the cover of this CD, you would think it is a nice singer/songwriter girl, like Michelle Branch, but once you stick the CD in, you change your mind really fast. She sounds just like you would expect a punk girl to sound and she has the abitity to control it for slower songs to something pleasent sounding. Her voice is something that keeps me coming back for more. "
- BUMSCORNER.COM

"Where most female musicans fronting bands seem to be mock-divas, Teri Falini reminds me of bands like Bikini Kill and The Donnas before signing to a major label."
- Pucknation

"Falini covers some serious issues as well, including cutting and stepping outside of the childhood fantasies of white picket fences and knights in shining armor. Teri Falini is definitely someone to watch, with her gritty nature, her wit, good looks, and don't forget talent! Guys will want her and chicks will want to be her."
- Score Magazine

"The combination of infectious melodies and emotive delivery makes Falini a convincing communicator"
- Leonard's Lair UK

"There's a general theme that seems to be a mix of fire, blood, hurt, anger, and sadness as well as a little "Fuck you!""
- Collected Sounds

"Falini has a style separate from other artists, mostly in the form of personally written lyrics and a voice that convinces listeners that this music means more to her than simply sales."
- The Pitt News

"Indie-pop goddess Teri Falini's impressive debut album, "Sun Under Me" is a collection of startlingly intense paeans to the pleasures and pains of life and love. Against a backdrop of grungy guitars and a solid, fluid rhythm section, she sings her expressive lyrics in a voice that, while not exactly pretty, is utterly convincing.. As a vocalist, she doesn't preen or pose - she just sings it like she means it. Producer/guitarist Mark Caputo does a fine job disguising the fact that Ms. Falini only has a few melodic bows in her musical quiver. His multi-faceted arrangements and sympathetic guitar work give each song an individual musical identity, while providing a cohesiveness that allows the album to work as a whole. It's not all sweat 'n' spite, though; Teri's got a sly sense of humor that she uses to temper some of the angrier songs (like the opening one-two punch of 'The Good Life' and "Cinderella") and she displays a softer side on the acoustic closer, "Ice Lover's Mouth". She is now reportedly hard at work completing the follow-up to this remarkable record."
-Herbert Sherbert Reviews

"Crunchy, catchy and hard-driving, Sun Under Me comes clearly descended from the gritty tradition of post-punk West Coast chick-rock, especially Hole and L7. Platinum producer Sylvia Massy-Shivy (best known for Tool's debut but her resume's more diverse, emcompassing Johnny Cash and Red Hot Chili Peppers) injected the disc with lusty, pile-driving power that's hard to ignore."
- Demo Universe

"Teri Falini has that girl-next door look and appeal. She's the punk rock chick that everyone knows and no one expected to make it big. Well, let me be the first to welcome you, Teri. Now, just remember me when you hit MTV2"
- Up & Coming Magazine

""Where have the women of rock on? Love can't stay out of court, Phair's gone pop and Morisette cut her hair. And now we're calling Avril rock n' roll. Don't fret·look no further than Sun Under me, hate me, beat me, fuck you, rock hard on under the guise of grinding power chords, biting lyrics more abrasive than pretty, often evoking visceral images on the ups and downs of life, Falini's honesty is the perfect antidote for today's pimple-faced pop."
- The Owl Mag

"Musically, it's strong. Real strong."
- The Independent Music Site

"Teri Falini is about as far from "chick rock" as it gets. Yes, she's a woman. Yes, she rocks. But don't get her confused with the slick sounds of The Donnas and Avril Lavigne. Think of Teri Falini as The Donnas before they hit it big. She plays garage rock more in the vein of Liz Phair. Well, OLD Liz Phair, that is. In fact, "Mental Health" could be mistaken for something from "Exile in Guyville." You get the idea. If you want to hear a woman who can sing, play guitar AND kick your ass while doing it, Teri's your girl."
- Impact Press

"Sun Under Me is an energised post-Pixies lollup."
- The Next Big Thing

"My fave for this list is Ms.Teri Falini. "Bended Knee" will take you far."
- Better Propaganda

"Teri is a cross between two Kims, Deal and Gordon which looms large across the whole album as does PJ Harvey & Patti Smith."
- Whisperin' & Hollerin'

"Magnapop-style rock'n'roll with tons of attitude and good guitar riffs. Very New York."
- Hybrid Magazine

"Can she write? Can she sing? For Teri Falini, the answer is yes on both counts."
- Now Wave Magazine

"Teri Falini, sometimes brash, sometimes sultry, always right to the point. Her lyrics bite and tear from the inside out, her words burn as they leave her lips."
- Sylvia Massy-Shivy (grammy award winning producer/engineer)

"At moments, the style is like Nirvana with a female vocal...There's a lot of power behind the voacals and at times she is pushing the envelope. Where most female muscians fronting bands seem to be mock-divas, Teri Falini reminds me of bands like Bikini Kill and The Donnas before signing to a major label. If you're the type who is sick of their female rockers trying to ape wither Gwen Stefani or Amy Lee, check Teri Falini out. This is how girl rock stars should sound, just as rough as the males."
-D. Pucket, PUCKNATION

"Sun Under Me" is an energised post-Pixies lollup...the overall airwave-friendly result suggests that Ms. Falini is perhaps more deserving of some kinda status than many of today's six-week wonders. "S.U.M." sounds like an album by someone that's out to carve out a career in the thing called rock. "Bended Knee" is a perfectr 2.01 that would make a primo 7"45."
Linday Hutton, THE NEXT BIG THING

"Teri is (sic) a cross between two Kims, Deal and Gordon with a touch of Sheryl Crow. The music of the Kim's also looms large across the whole album as does PJ Harvey, Patti Smith, Courtney Love and even the likes of Stevie Nicks and Grace Slick...The turmoil of her dramatic life experiences means she has an empathic understanding of their root attractions, from the animalistic and carnal to the ballsy and belligerent."
WHISPERIN AND HOLLERIN CD REVIEWS

"Some people have an ability to just turn on, tune in, and drop into the zone, and I'm always impressed when a musician takes the stage and, for lack of a better word, just starts manhandling it. That kind of confidence is gripping, regardless of what kind of music it is."
Blog review of the Noise Pop show