The Dead Magnolias are a southern band from Mississippi, but that is where the familiar ends. Their sound could be called alternative for their intellectual, brooding tone, or "Southern Grunge" due to their sometimes heaviness, or even "The Southern Smiths" for their wit and humor. Andrew Hugg spent a year writing while living in Doha, Qatar from 2007 thru 2008. The resulting album, 'TERRORphobia' is a testament to their flexibility, ranging from metal to country and some music that defies labels. The album is their first and much of it comes from the isolation he experienced living in a strange Middle Eastern country and also a reflection on fear, mostly from the post-9/11 experience we Americans share. Some songs reflect childhood fear from growing up in Louisiana ("Mosquitoman") and a soldier's fear of war ("Tears In the Sand") to the coda telling you that things will be alright ("Smell the Magnolias"). Their sound must be experienced and their message is one of the most original and intelligent statements in rock today. Their goal is to make "Music for Brilliant Humans" and they are coming through with flying colors. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.