CARISSA'S WIERD - UGLY BUT HONEST (BAND OF HORSES) (2LP)

Carissa's Wierd Ugly But Honest (Band Of Horses) on 2 x Opaque Blue Vinyl LP + MP3 Download Code

Formed in 1995 by Mat Brooke and Jenn Ghetto, Carissa's Wierd spent the better part of a decade crafting intricate, melancholic music with hushed harmonies, heartrending lyrics, and sweeping string movements. While Brooke and Ghetto formed the core of the group, various incarnations of the band also included Sera Cahoone, Ben Bridwell, Sarah Standard, and Jeff Hellis, amongst others. Upon the dissolution of Carissa's Wierd, former members of the band went on to form Grand Archives, S, Sera Cahoone, and most notably, Band of Horses. The widespread success of these projects in many ways legitimizes the humble beginnings of Carissa's Wierd and the promise of their sound.

Following the release of the retrospective compilation, They’ll Only Miss You When You Leave: Songs 1996-2003, Hardly Art is reissuing all three of the Carissa’s Wierd full-lengths. Long out of print, Ugly But Honest is the first record in the Carissa’s Wierd trilogy, originally released on CD by Brown Records in 2000. It is now being released on vinyl for the first time via Hardly Art. The vinyl version comes on opaque blue double vinyl and is housed in a full-color gatefold jacket with download code.

Carissa's Weird Ugly But Honest Track Listing

1.  Heather Rhodes
2.  Drunk w/ the Only Saints I Know
3.  Lazy Eyelids
4.  To Be There Now
5.  One Night Stand
6.  Sitting in the Smoking Lounge of an Airport With a Broken Heart
7.  Blankets Stare
8.  Flourescent Lights
9.  A Bathtile Green
10. Some Days Are Better Than Others
11. Alphabet on the Manhole