Ugly But Honest

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Ugly But Honest
Compilation album by
Carissa's Wierd
ReleasedOctober 12, 2010
Recorded1996-1999
Length60:44
Label Hardly Art

Ugly But Honest is the first release by indie rock band Carissa's Wierd. The compilation album was originally released by Brown Records in 1999. The album is a compilation of songs and demos ranging from 1996 to 1999. A decade later, the album was re-released in 2010 by the American independent record label Hardly Art. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Ugly But Honest
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Sputnikmusic 4
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 7.8

Pitchfork critic Stephen M. Deusner believes the album "sounds less a debut by a young band and more like the work of seasoned professionals with too many shows at too many half-filled venues under its belt." [2] The Daily of the University of Washington author Luke Whittleton states that the intimate and raw nature of Ugly But Honest quietly influenced 2000's indie-folk music as a whole. [3] On Sputnikmusic, the album is most commonly rated as a four out of five. [4]

Track listing

Ugly But Honest track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Heather Rhoades"2:55
2."Drunk w/ the Only Saints I Know"3:00
3."Lazy Eyelids"9:11
4."To Be There Now"4:49
5."One Night Stand"4:31
6."Sitting in the Smoking Lounge of an Airport with a Broken Heart"4:55
7."Blankets Stare"3:18
8."Fluorescent Lights"4:25
9."A Bathtile Green"3:08
10."Some Days Are Better Than Others"6:46
11."Alphabet on the Manhole"14:19
Total length:60:44

References

  1. "Ugly But Honest". Bandcamp. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  2. Deusner, Stephen. "Ugly But Honest: 1996-1999 / You Should Be at Home Here / Songs About Leaving". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  3. Whittleton, Luke. "There will be no tragedies: Carissa's Wierd's 'Ugly But Honest'". The Daily. University of Washington. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  4. "Carissa's Wierd Ugly But Honest: 1996-1999". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 17 November 2025.