Songs About Leaving
Songs About Leaving is a 2002 indie rock album by Carissa's Wierd.
Songs About Leaving | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 6, 2002 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, chamber pop, slowcore | |||
Length | 44:42 | |||
Label | Sad Robot | |||
Carissa's Wierd chronology | ||||
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Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "You Should Be Hated Here" | 2:38 |
2. | "Silently Leaving the Room" | 3:20 |
3. | "So You Wanna Be a Superhero" | 3:39 |
4. | "September Come Take This Heart Away" | 6:28 |
5. | "Ignorant Piece of Shit" | 3:15 |
6. | "The Piano Song" | 2:04 |
7. | "They'll Only Miss You When You Leave" | 4:46 |
8. | "A New Holiday (November 16th)" | 1:52 |
9. | "Farewell to All These Rotten Teeth" | 5:23 |
10. | "Sofisticated Fuck Princess Please Leave Me Alone" | 3:08 |
11. | "Low Budget Slow Motion Soundtrack Song for the Leaving Scene" | 5:16 |
12. | "(March 19th 1983) It Was Probably Green" | 2:53 |
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Pitchfork | (8.0/10)[2] |
Sputnikmusic | [3] |
Upon release, the album received favorable reviews. AllMusic gave Songs About Leaving a lukewarm review, stating that its "abundance of down-turned emotional muck may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it definitely stands out as something not quite so ordinary in the musical landscape."[1] Pitchfork gave the album a positive review, stating that it "sounds fascinatingly hesitant", and is "all the more devastating for being the band's final act."[2] Sputnikmusic gave the album a positive review describing the album as "a perfect metaphor for depression" and that "it brings you down, it makes time seem slower, it's unsettling, it's isolating, and when you're already knee-deep in it, you wouldn't have it any other way."
References
- Blanford, Roxanne. "Songs About Leaving review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- Deusner, Stephen. "Pitchfork review". Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- "Spuntnikmusic review". Retrieved October 9, 2019.