A few weeks ago, Chris Walla joined us to talk about his time producing one of our favourite records of all time- Songs About Leaving by Carissa's Wierd. While the band has since broken apart, the fragility found in their music has often been a source of comfort during our own personal unravellings. Songs About Leaving by Carissa's Weird was recorded just one day after September 11th, 2001, and that feels like a clock which mimics the pain of the record. Chris walks us through the way Jen and Matt bury their vocals deep in the mix, Sarah's violin and the tension between fragility and a strange, quiet certainty. Above all, Songs About Leaving as a record with the door open just a crack inviting us in, at just the right moment in life. It opens into something deeply human and warm.
If you want to skip to the discussion on Carissa's Wierd specially, go to 46 mins!
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