Carissa's Wierd - Songs About Leaving (FLAC)

If you've ever had your heart broken, this is definitely an album you can sympathize with.

Songs About Leaving is quite a downer, so if that's a turn off for you I suggest you skip this particular review because not one of the songs on this 12 track LP will put you in a joyful mood. Don't get me wrong, I am in no way saying this album is bad, in fact far from. What it is it states right there in the title. These are songs about leaving.

Carissa's Wierd (yes, "weird" is meant to be misspelled) has a nice layout consisting mostly of acoustic guitars, the haunting co-ed duo of Mat Brooke and Jenn Ghetto, downplayed drums, and the occasional violin and piano. It definitely works for the sound and mood that they are trying to evoke and they do it quite well. These songs will give you the feeling of being alone sitting by a window displaying a distant rainy world outside and thinking about the one that got away. It certainly did for me. I should also add that if you're already in that sort of mood that this album will just feel perfect for you, almost like a personal experience. As I said earlier, if you've had your heart broken you'll almost undoubtedly have a few specific songs that you can identify with.

I'd suggest this album to those that enjoy indie rock with good acoustic work and a pleasing vocal duo. Not to mention those just looking for sad music in general. This album was recommended for me when I was in a particularly depressed state of mind. I can't say it made me feel better, but what I can say is that it gave me nice mood music and something I felt I could relate to. If that's what you're looking for, definitely give it a try.

Highlights: September Come Take This Heart Away, Ignorant Piece of S**t, Low Budget Slow Motion Soundtrack Song for the Leaving Scene

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Absence only made our hearts grow colder.
I will be waiting,
I'll just keep waiting for you.