Influential indie rock band Carissa’s Wierd have announced their first new album in 25 years, Somewhere Further Than Far, out January 8th, 2027. As a preview, they have released a melancholy new song, “No One Lives Here Anymore.” Stream it below.
Marking founding duo Mat Brooke and Jenn Champion’s first studio full-length since 2002’s Songs About Leaving, the album was inspired by a new generation of fans drawn to a handful of recent Carissa’s Wierd shows. Brooke and Champion went back to their roots during the winter months of 2026, sending each other songs recorded in their bedrooms before convening at Seattle’s The Hall of Justice Studio in May to spend five days recording the violin and drums, and mixing the album. Pre-save the album here.
“We never stopped writing music, but when we make Carissa’s Wierd, we are writing just for each other,” Brooke shared in a statement, adding that he took inspiration from old journals and photo albums. “I’ll write a song and hope Jenn thinks it’s good and wants to play on it.” Champion added, “Same, I just want Mat to think what I’m writing is cool. Carissa’s Wierd brings something out in my playing that I can’t do anywhere else.”
Focus track “No One Lives Here Anymore” addresses “nostalgia for a past that doesn’t exist anymore,” Brooke explained. It is built around Brooke and Champion’s harmonizing vocals, with a violin stitching the track together. “I know there’s a lot of time left/ And there always is,” they sing. “I won’t take anymore/ I’ll just wait ’til tomorrow.”
Carissa’s Wierd are set to play Los Angeles’ And Always Forever Festival on November 8th as part of a lineup that includes Sophia Stel, The American Analog Set, James K, and Dutch Interior. Find tickets here (save $20 on your first order of $200 or more with promo code COS20 at checkout).
Since Carissa’s Wierd disbanded in 2003, Brooke and former member Ben Bridwell formed Band of Horses, while Champion has performed under her solo moniker S.
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Somewhere Further Than Far Tracklist:
01. No One Lives Here Anymore
02. Painted Hell
03. There’s Nowhere to Go
04. Necklaces Exploding
05. January
06. What Has Been Done Cannot Be Undone
07. Another Ugly Ending
08. I Don’t Feel Like I Feel Right
09. Just Been Lied To (Part VI)
10. Circling the Ashtray / Sleepwalking Off Rooftops
11. A Place in the Sun
12. Whispering Drunks
13. 3 Palms (Main Theme)
