Carissa’s Wierd, one of the seminal indie rock outfits of Seattle through the 90s and early ‘oughts, have released a b-side track from a batch of new recordings they have reportedly been working on. The band, which formed in 1995, broke up in 2003, with many of its members being disseminated into current chamber-pop and folky groups- including Band of Horses and Grand Archives. Mat Brooke, lead singer of both Carissa’s Wierd and Grand Archives, also went on to found the Redwood bar, which is very noteworthy to me because while living in Capitol Hill I drank many beers and tossed many peanut shells onto their floor (Thank you, Mat).
The band is playing a show August 24 at Neumos, and the rumors about a tour, may or may not be true. Possibly, I would just like to start a rumor that they’re touring, so as to incite a riotous demand for them to tour.