We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Blue Hour Deluxe

by Carissa Johnson

supported by
Just Jo
Just Jo thumbnail
Thurman Allen
Thurman Allen thumbnail
drscotto
drscotto thumbnail
John MacLeod
John MacLeod thumbnail
number6mi
number6mi thumbnail
robert thiesen jr
robert thiesen jr thumbnail
Mary Church
Mary Church thumbnail
Steven Korn
Steven Korn thumbnail
jmias04
jmias04 thumbnail
Marc D Wall
Marc D Wall thumbnail
bkohrn
bkohrn thumbnail
STEVE DOBSON
STEVE DOBSON thumbnail
Douglas Clubok
Douglas Clubok thumbnail
photoaugusto
photoaugusto thumbnail
42addington
42addington thumbnail
rdedmd
rdedmd thumbnail
agitpunkt
agitpunkt thumbnail
keath
keath thumbnail
brooklineprods
brooklineprods thumbnail
/

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Carissa Johnson Blue Hour Deluxe: 22 track deluxe CD!!
    (Blue Hour) 1-10
    (The Good EP) 11-16
    (L'Heure Bleue, After Dark) 17-22

    Includes unlimited streaming of Blue Hour Deluxe via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 7 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $12 USD or more 

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    The latest album, Blue Hour, on 12” translucent blue vinyl! Bandcamp purchase includes immediate Blue Hour Deluxe Full download!!
    10 songs on LP. Lyrics included.
    1. Wasting Dreams
    2. The Sound
    3. Running Uphill
    4. Polaroids
    5. Time, Only Time
    6. Merry Go Round
    7. Tourist
    8. The Outline
    9. Middle of Nowhere
    10. You

    Includes unlimited streaming of Blue Hour Deluxe via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 7 days
    1 remaining
    Purchasable with gift card

      $25 USD or more 

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Limited Edition Mixed Color 7" Vinyl Single. Bandcamp purchase includes immediate Blue Hour Deluxe Full download!!
    2 track vinyl release.
    Full color deluxe gatefold package.
    Side A: It's Tomorrow In Melbourne
    Side B: Bound To Be

    Includes unlimited streaming of Blue Hour Deluxe via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 7 days
    3 remaining
    Purchasable with gift card

      $13 USD or more 

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Bundle includes:
    Blue Hour LP, on 12” translucent blue vinyl!
    It's Tomorrow In Melbourne deluxe gatefold Limited Edition Mixed Color 7" Vinyl Single.
    Bandcamp immediate download for Blue Hour Deluxe release.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Blue Hour Deluxe via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 7 days
    1 remaining
    Purchasable with gift card

      $35 USD or more 

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    CD Bundle includes:
    Blue Hour Deluxe CD
    Only Roses CD
    Only Roses track listing:
    1. The Fool
    2. Sinking, Flying
    3. Only Roses
    4. Deleria
    5. Fuel Heart
    6. All We Thought
    7. Seven
    8. Wound
    9. These are the Best Days
    10. Yesterday's Ghost
    11. Better From Here

    Includes unlimited streaming of Blue Hour Deluxe via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 7 days
    2 remaining
    Purchasable with gift card

      $20 USD or more 

     

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $12 USD  or more

     

  • Full Digital Discography

    267
    releases

    Get all 267 Rum Bar Records releases available on Bandcamp and save 80%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of After School Special: Pop-Punk Revolution Reunion, Enchanted Lovers, Fiesta Time, Lost Highway, The Best of Cruzados, Songs From They Came To Rock, She Hulk, The Dotted Line, and 259 more. , and , .

    Purchasable with gift card

      $284.20 USD or more (80% OFF)

     

  • Carissa Johnson 4 CD Bundle
    Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    CD Bundle includes:
    Blue Hour Deluxe CD
    Carissa Johnson and the Cure-Alls - Talk Talk Talk CD
    Carissa Johnson - A Hundred Restless Thoughts CD
    Carissa Johnson - Only Roses CD

    Includes unlimited streaming of Blue Hour Deluxe via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Sold Out
1.
Wasting Dreams 03:05
2.
The Sound 03:37
3.
Running Uphill (ft. Cliff Notez) 03:09
4.
Polaroids 03:51
5.
Time, Only Time 03:32
6.
Merry Go Round 03:25
7.
Tourist 03:59
8.
The Outline 03:58
9.
Middle of Nowhere 03:28
10.
You 02:59
11.
Something Good 03:21
12.
So Far So Good 02:58
13.
The Upside 03:13
14.
You Lost You (Acoustic) 02:58
15.
So Far So Good Remix 1 02:38
16.
So Far So Good Remix 2 03:27
17.
Merry Go Round (Acoustic) 03:09
18.
Middle of Nowhere (Acoustic) 03:03
19.
Wasting Dreams Remix 02:56
20.
The Sound Remix 03:16
21.
The Sound (Demo) 03:30
22.
Tourist (Demo) 04:08

about

Carissa Johnson Blue Hour Deluxe:
(Blue Hour) 1-10
(The Good EP) 11-16
(L'Heure Bleue, After Dark) 17-22

"We dove right in and are super glad we did as the record is not to be missed in either form." - Rock And Roll Fables

"Many of my most-loved Rum Bar releases were CD reissues of albums that were highly deserving of being heard by the label's worldwide fan base. To that list, I can add Carissa Johnson's masterpiece Blue Hour Deluxe. Amazing, amazing stuff!" - Lord Rutledge

"As I listened to Blue Hour Deluxe, I found myself perplexed that Johnson is not a household name in popular music. Blue Hour is an extraordinary album and clearly the work of one of the most talented songwriters and singers of present times. Musically, it's unlike anything else I've heard in quite some time — combining synth-driven new wave power pop with a dreamy modern rock edge and a singer/songwriter's intimacy. Blue Hour is essentially a whole album full of singles (Johnson, in fact, has done music videos for every track). These songs are profound and emotionally stirring, yet all that substance never comes at the expense of big, satisfying hooks. Johnson is an incredible vocalist and a remarkable artist to boot." - Faster And Louder

"Johnson is a generational talent, okay? And an immaculate storyteller to boot with Blue Hour being some of the songwriter’s most poignant (Not to mention catchy as hell) music to date." - Rock A Roll Fables

"Knowing Carissa Johnson and Lou (Rum Bar Records) for awhile now and being a big fan, them working together is perfect !! Not only are they two of the nicest as well as hardest working people out there..Lou and Carissa are extremely talented at what they do. So, if you aren't aware of Carissa's music, her latest effort Blue Hour is stellar or Lou's label, check them both out, you won't be disappointed !!" - Skybar Rising, WMFO

“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, The Boston Herald

“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 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.

credits

released June 2, 2023

All songs written by Carissa Johnson
Blue Hour produced, recorded, and mixed by Benny Grotto at Mad Oak Studios, Boston MA
Mastered by Jeff Lipton and Maria Rice at Peerless Mastering, Boston MA
Something Good produced by Matthew Alexander & Rice Edmonston
So Far So Good & The Upside produced, recorded, and mixed by Benny Grotto
The Good EP performed by Carissa Johnson & The Cure-Alls
Remixes by Ryan Manning
L'Heure Bleue, After Dark Mastered by Vanessa Silberman
Photography by Meliss Desmond
Design by Fuel Heart Productions
www.CarissaJohnsonMusic.com
@carissajohnsonmusic
2023 Carissa Johnson, A Diamond Heart Production

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Rum Bar Records image

Rum Bar Records Boston, Massachusetts

"Write this down: Rum Bar Records is turning into one of the absolute best labels for real rock & roll these days."
-- the legendary Bill Kelly, Bill Kelly's Blackhole Bandstand SiriusXm ch21 LSUG

contact / help

Contact Rum Bar Records

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Blue Hour Deluxe, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Saxophonist Isaiah Collier chats about his new LP and the influence of Pharoah Sanders.
listen now