Meredith Bragg & The Terminals
The Departures EP

Entertainment Weekly - It's pure orchestral indie rock with heart

All Music Guide - 4 out of 5 stars

Paste - Singing about loneliness and loss without coming off as mopey takes a delicate balance of reflection and resilience, and D.C'.s Meredith Bragg has it. In a voice that falls somewhere between Elliott Smith and Ben Gibbard, Bragg whispers grown-up breakup lyrics ("what will I do for Christmas?") over strikingly vulnerable arrangements.

Pitchfork - 7.6, Bragg's songwriting has grown more acute since his debut, but more impressive is the development of his sound.

Magnet - ...Vol. 1 a debut heavily indebted to Elliott Smith's patented quiet-acoustic sound. Although Meredith Bragg is a quick study, he also knows it's wrong to write the same tale twice...Bragg discards the Smith songbook for clean staff paper. The spare arrangements remain, but instead of invoking Smith's desperate tone, Bragg sounds sure of himself...

Indie Workshop - timeless and needs no references

Neighborhoodies Music - a band that has already hit their stride

Losing Today - achingly blinded with optimistic hope...alluring bitter sweet yet ever twisting pop brew

SPIN - instantly accessible

Each Note Secure - think early Death Cab, but not for too long because Bragg and Co. stamp their own brand of indie rock on everything they touch...

Hero Hill - people seem to think it is some sort of crime to write a good pop song. If that is the case, Meredith Bragg is guilty on all charges

Smother Magazine - one of the year's most listenable indie pop albums