Begun in a bedroom by Jason Perez, Kyle Monday, and Cory Gowan in 2002/03 with only a cat as an audience. Only Kyle remains in the band. Carta's album "The Glass Bottom Boat" was produced by Eli Crews (of Elephant 6 band Beulah) and features Sarah Bell on keyboards, melodica, accordion, and vocals; Ray Welter on bass, guitar, and trumpet; Kyle Monday on guitar; Jason Perez on guitars, keyboard, and piano; Sonny Culbertson on drums; Jared Matt Greenberg (Charles Atlas) on trumpet, organ, and piano; Sacha Galvagna (Charles Atlas) on bass; and Alex Kort (Subtle) on cello. The album carves out a unique balance between the quiet and the loud, while showing the influence of bands such as Piano Magic, Tarentel, Felt, Mogwai, and Red House Painters.