Carissa's Wierd

Carissa's Wierd was an indie rock band from Seattle that formed in 1995 and disbanded in late 2003. Their sound has been described as "chamber rock". Seattle Metropolitan - June 18, 2010 Their vocals, provided by Mat Brooke and Jenn Ghetto, were always very quiet and often could not be clearly heard over the music.Erin Franzman, (sic) The Stranger - From the Dec 9 – Dec 15, 1999 issue.

History

The band played their final shows at the Crocodile Cafe in Seattle in November 2003. Three Imaginary Girls - November 16, 2003

Following the band's breakup, Jenn Ghetto and Sera Cahoone started solo projects, Ghetto's under the name "S." Mat Brooke and Ben Bridwell formed Band of Horses, which Brooke later left to form the band Grand Archives.

On July 13, 2010, Hardly Art released a "best of" compilation titled They'll Only Miss You When You Leave: Songs 1996-2003.Rebecca Raber, Pitchfork Media - July 14, 2010Jonathan Zwickel, Spin - July 12, 1020.

In July 2010 Brooke revealed that he and Ghetto had recently bought back all rights to...
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