Songs About Leaving

Songs About Leaving is a 2002 indie rock album by Carissa's Wierd.

Songs About Leaving
Studio album by Carissa's Wierd
Released	August 6, 2002 (2002-08-06)
Genre	Indie rock, chamber pop, slowcore
Length	44:42
Label	Sad Robot
Carissa's Wierd chronology
You Should Be at Home Here (2001) Songs About Leaving (2002) Scrapbook (2003)

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

Professional ratings

Review scores
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

1. Blanford, Roxanne. "Songs About Leaving review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
2. Deusner, Stephen. "Pitchfork review". Retrieved 2011-03-13.
3. "Spuntnikmusic review". Retrieved October 9, 2019.