“Check out the sparse, yet energizing music video for Car Seat Headrest’s single “Cool Me Down,” then check out the details of Making A Door Less Open and the single artwork for “Can’t Cool Me Down,” along with the band’s tour dates.”
–Natalia Keogan on Paste, Feb. 26, 2020
“…as Trait/Toledo yowls about a heat that won’t be extinguished, his intense devotion to craft burns bright enough for anyone to see.”
–Marc Hogan on Pitchfork, Feb. 26, 2020
“Arising from Toledo’s attempts to change up how he was writing, Making A Door Less Open was heavily influenced by electronic experiments with CSH drummer Andrew Katz under the name 1 TRAIT DANGER.”
–Ryan Leas on Stereogum, Feb. 26, 2020
“Clocking in at five minutes, ‘Can’t Cool Me Down’ features shimmering synths and frontman Will Toledo’s falsetto.”
–Angie Martoccio in Rolling Stone, Feb. 26, 2020
“Car Seat Headrest Announces ‘Making A Door Less Open’ With A Mold-Breaking Single”
–Derrick Rossignol on Uproxx, Feb. 26, 2020
“Despite the electronic vibe, you still hear the rasp in lead singer Will Toledo’s voice that grounds it back to the band’s roots.”
–Emily Tan on Spin, Feb. 26, 2020
“The band recorded the new album twice: once live with guitars, drums and bass, and once in a MIDI environment using purely synthesised sounds.”
–Sam Moore on NME, Feb. 26, 2020
“Car Seat Headrest (aka Will Toledo and band) have announced a new album, Making a Door Less Open, and shared its first single, ‘Cool Me Down.'”
–Christopher Roberts on Under the Radar, Feb. 26, 2020
“‘Can’t Cool Me Down’ is a genre-blending departure from Car Seat Headrest’s usual lo-fi indie rock sound. Frontman Will Toledo retains his signature matter-of-fate lyricism as he sings about performance anxiety, but this time he’s accompanied by new synthetic sounds.”
–Ingrid Angulo on Hot Press, Feb. 26, 2020
“Making a Door Less Open marks the project’s first LP of new music since 2016’s Teens of Denial, and it’s also the introduction of a new persona for frontman Will Toledo.”
–Janice Headley on KEXP, Feb. 26, 2020
“Car Seat Headrest Announce New LP “Making a Door Less Open,” Share First Single”
—Flood Magazine, Feb. 26, 2020
“Car Seat Headrest announce new album, touring w/ Twin Peaks (listen to ‘Can’t Cool Me Down’)”
—Brooklyn Vegan, Feb. 26, 2020
“It’s somewhat humbling to walk into a falling-apart Subway and see two of your favorite musicians sitting at a table eating a pre-gig meal…”
–Joseph Patella on WVAU (American University), Feb. 18, 2020