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Carissa's Wierd

They'll Only Miss You When You Leave: Songs 1996-2003

They'll Only Miss You When You Leave: Songs 1996-2003

UPC: 098787301526

Format: CD

Release Date: Jul 13, 2010

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Personnel: Jenn Ghetto, Mat Brooke (vocals, guitar); Ben Bridwell (vocals, drums); Sarah Standard (violin); Jeff Hellis (accordion, piano); Gilden Tunador (keyboards); Robin Peringer, Sera Cahoone (drums); Thomas Wright (percussion).
Audio Remasterer: Tim Gerak.
Recording information: Hall Of Justice Studios (01/2001-09/2001); MRX Studios (01/2001-09/2001); Portland (01/2001-09/2001); Seattle (01/2001-09/2001); Hall Of Justice Studios (1996); MRX Studios (1996); Portland (1996); Seattle (1996); Hall Of Justice Studios (1998); MRX Studios (1998); Portland (1998); Seattle (1998); Hall Of Justice Studios (2003); MRX Studios (2003); Portland (2003); Seattle (2003).
Photographers: Kevin Willis; Carissa's Wierd.
Outside of the Pacific Northwest, Carissa's Wierd are probably best known as the group that spawned Band of Horses. Mat Brooke, Jenn Ghetto, and their rotating lineup of backup musicians were once the toast of Seattle, though, celebrated for their sparse indie rock sound and unpredictable stage shows. Indie rock has changed quite a bit since the band's heyday -- it's become louder, harder, and more indebted to the crowded dancefloor than the quiet bedroom -- but the legacy of Carissa's Wierd still burns brightly in Seattle, prompting the local label Hardly Art to issue this compilation of the band's work. They'll Only Miss You When You Leave: Songs 1996-2003 serves several purposes: it cobbles together a number of hushed, quietly orchestral songs that have long since gone out of print; it honors a band that never quite received the recognition it deserved; and it introduces the rest of the country to one of Seattle's best-kept secrets. With tracks taken from all three of the band's full-length albums (as well as previously released compilations like I Before E and Scrap Book), this album covers a lot of ground. Carissa's Wierd were a consistent band, though -- despite their rotating lineup, Brooke and Ghetto always seemed to play their songs with whispered energy, as though they were afraid of waking the neighbors -- and They'll Only Miss You When You Leave is surprisingly cohesive as a result. ~ Andrew Leahey

Tracks:

1 - Low Budget Slow Motion Soundtrack Song for the Leaving Scene
2 - Die
3 - Color That Your Eyes Changed with the Color of Your Hair
4 - One Night Stand
5 - You Should Be Hated Here
6 - Drunk w/ the Only Saints I Know
7 - Phantom Fireworks
8 - So You Wanna Be a Superhero
9 - Brooke Daniels' Tiny Broken Fingers
10 - Ignorant Piece of Shit
11 - Blessed Arms That Hold You Tight, Freezing Cold and Alone
12 - Blue Champagne Glass
13 - September Come Take This Heart Away
14 - All Apologies and Smiles, Yours Truely, Ugly Valentine
15 - Sympathy Bush
16 - They'll Only Miss You When You Leave