Why am I only discovering these guys now? Formed in 1995, disbanded in 2003 and the worst part of it is that I’ve only been able to track down a handful of songs. All have gone on to other projects (Band of Horses included – can hardly complain about that one!) but I’d love to know how they’d sound were they still around now. Those strings! Those melodies! All that melancholy introspection. This is gorgeous, melting, aching stuff.
Blankets Stare (Live) – Carissa’s Wierd
The Colour That Your Eyes Changed With The Colour Of Your Hair – Carissa’s Wierd
Fluorescent Lights – Carissa’s Wierd
Check out my earlier post of ‘All Apologies And Smiles, Yours Truly, Ugly Valentine’
Oh, and just so you know, it’s deliberately spelt ‘wierd’ and not ‘weird’. No idea why.
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March 14, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Andy
I’m well glad you followed up the first post about them – that All Apologies track didn’t do it for me, but these did, bigtime. one album’s at amazon, others lurk around.
March 14, 2009 at 10:00 pm
itallstarted
Oh good, I’m so glad you gave them another shot, even after not liking the first track you heard! I’ve been more than a little obsessed with their stuff of late, and have been playing the six or seven tracks I do have in varying fits of compulsion. The only album I’ve found is that Amazon one, will have to do some lurking and dwelling to locate the rest I suppose! Really wish they were still around, would love to see them live.
August 8, 2009 at 4:39 pm
Amanda
I only found a few of their songs too, until I stumbled across this last year!! Enjoy
http://kapritska.blogspot.com/search?q=carissa%27s+wierd
January 1, 2010 at 8:42 am
Charles
They’re pretty amazing, aren’t they? They’ve been my musical obsession for almost 10 years now and I still lament that they’re gone.
I saw Grand Archives play about a month ago and Jenn Ghetto did an opening bit. She played a few new songs that sounded great, so I’m glad to know that they’re all still making music even if it’s not together.
Cheers.
January 1, 2010 at 3:42 pm
itallstarted
Wonderful, Charles! I love them. Obviously!
I have been getting into Grand Archives these last couple of months and bought ‘Frankenstein’. I need to spend more time with it yet, but I am utterly in love with ‘Oslo Novelist’. It’s a beautiful song.
And you’re right, they’re all still out there playing music at least, in various forms, and that’s better than nothing.
Thanks for stopping by!