“Something Soon”, directed by Jason Reid

Earlier this year, Chris Lombardi began bugging the rest of us with Bandcamp links to someone or something called Car Seat Headrest. After getting over the initial shock of Chris circulating Bandcamp links, it was like, HELLO RABBIT HOLE. As it turned, Car Seat Headrest is the adopted moniker of 22 year old Will Toledo, previously of Leesburg, VA, currently ensconced in Seattle, WA. While we’ve been puttering around in record label hell, Will’s banged out no fewer than 11 straight-to-internet albums in the past 5 years and they’re nothing short of amazing. Whatever limited notion we’ve had of bedroom recording / solo / no-fi auteur-isms was pretty much blown to bits by the quality of Will’s songs, if not the staggering stylistic range. That we’re not the only ones thoroughly obsessed with the Car Seat Headrest ouevre is less of a surprise — w/ zero label or rock biz backing, Will’s amassed a substantial, more than slightly fanatical following. We’d have been skeptical, too, had we not heard the stuff!

Fast forward to Autumn, 2015 and we’re releasing Car Seat Headrest’s ‘Teens Of Style’ on October 30, an album featuring revised versions of songs from ‘3’ (2010), ‘My Back Is Killing Me Baby’ (2011), and ‘Monomania’ (2012). Calling it a primer on Car Seat Headrest doesn’t really do justice to the emotional wallop packed by this album, but since it wouldn’t be technically incorrect, you can go right ahead (provided you specifically reference the emotional wallop).

A new Car Seat Headrest studio album, ‘Teens Of Denial’, follows in early 2016. I’d say we’re losing our minds over this stuff except that could be used as grounds to wrest control of the company away from us, so let’s just leave it at we-couldn’t-be-more-thrilled to introduce you to the world of Will Toledo (unless no introduction is necessary, in which case you already know why we’re making such a big deal about this)

photo by Chona Kasinger

TRACKLISTING:

1. Sunburned Shirts

2. The Drum

3. Something Soon

4. No Passion

5. Times to Die

6. psst, teenagers, take off your clo

7. Strangers

8. Maud Gone

9. Los Borrachos (I Don’t Have Any Hope Left, But the Weather is Nice)

10. Bad Role Models, Old Idols Exhumed (psst, teenagers, put your clothes back o)

11. Oh! Starving

preorder ‘Teens Of Style’ from the following :

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Car Seat Headrest at CMJ

Wednesday, October, 14 – New York, NY – CMJ at Pianos (Kanine / Collide Party)

Wednesday, October, 14 – New York, NY – CMJ at Santo’s Partyhouse (NME Party)

Thursday, October, 15 – New York, NY – CMJ at Cake Shop (NYC Taper Party)

Friday, October, 16 – Brooklyn, NY – CMJ at Baby’s All Right (Brooklyn Vegan Party)

Friday, October, 16 – Brooklyn, NY – CMJ at Rough Trade (Aquarium Drunkard Party)

Saturday, October, 17 – Brooklyn, NY – CMJ at Space 89 (Urban Outfitters Party)

November / December tour

Friday, November, 27 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry*

Saturday, November, 28 – Madison, WI – The Frequency*

Sunday, November, 29 – Chicago, IL – Schubas

Monday, November, 30 – Detroit, MI – The Loving Touch*

Tuesday, December, 1 – Toronto, ON – Silver Dollar

Wednesday December, 2 – Montreal, QC – Le Ritz

Friday, December, 4 – Cambridge, MA – The Lizard Lounge*

Saturday, December, 5 – Brooklyn, NY – Baby’s All Right*

Sunday, December, 6 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s*

Monday, December, 7 – Washington, DC – DC9*

Tuesday, December, 8 – Richmond, VA – Strange Matter*

Thursday, December, 10 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl*

Friday, December, 11 – Nashville, TN – High Watt*

Saturday, December, 12 – St. Louis, MO – The Demo*

* w/ NE-HI

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