Blue Hour Deluxe

“Carissa Johnson is most often called a punk. That makes sense. She would have fit right in on a CBGBs bill between Blondie and the Ramones in ‘76. But she’s also a songwriter’s songwriter in the vein of Aimee Mann, Chrissie Hynde and Bruce Springsteen.” - Jed Gottleib

“She mixes a Joan Jett look with the pop sensibility of early Tegan and Sara and Green Day. In other words, the songs write themselves.” Mark Lind, State Line Records

“Carissa Johnson is an old rock and roll soul. And her brand of bullshit-free rock is power charged...Fast, focused, and gritty.” – Vanyaland

“You know how Gen X spent too much time listening to boys in spandex when it could’ve been mainlining Joan Jett? Well let’s not make that mistake again. Carissa has it all, the songs, the voice, the sneer, and the charisma.” - The Boston Herald

Carissa Johnson is known for her straight-forward lyrics, driving melodies, and her band’s inimitable live energy. From the start Johnson has been supported sonically by hard-grooving drums, growling bass lines, and resonant guitar melodies. Johnson’s brand 8 new album release Blue Hour Deluxe is a 22 track collection of kinetic synth-laden indie-rock songs that serve as a chronicle of a year spent inside oneself, an study of loneliness, self-doubt, frustration and motivation backed by dreamy electronic production and driving percussion. Lyrically, many of the songs on Blue Hour are reflective of the isolation in which they were born, but musically, the record buzzes with the energy of collaboration, a sea of disparate influences coming together to create a modern indie-pop masterpiece. Blue Hour Deluxe features the full Blue Hour album compiled with, The Good EP and L'Heure Bleue, After Dark. A must have completist release for fans old and new to the magic, art, and creativity of Carissa Johnson.