Thursday, May 8, 2014

Indie: Carissa's Wierd

Carissa's Wierd, a "sadcore" band from Seattle, are so weird in fact that they intentionally spelled the adjective wrong in their title. Very clever.

With the band's relevance and current popularity, it is hard to believe that they formed in 1995. I still listen to a band that began playing when I was 2!

A mix of shoegaze and sad, quiet and slow tunes comprise the band's discography, which spans 6 full length albums, 2 singles and 2 compilations with each Broken Rekids and Keep Recordings.

Jenn Ghetto, one of the band's vocalists, moved on to form the band 'S' and other vocalist Mat Brooke with Ben Bridwell went on to form the popular 'Band of Horses.'

This is a great band to fall asleep to after a long day or when you've had a trying day emotionally. I would know this from experience, of course.

Here is a perfect song that showcases Ghetto's delicate and soft vocals: