Notes n Letters

“Twin Fantasy is Our Favorite ‘Re-Issue’ of 2018”

—Closed Captioned, Oct. 31, 2018

“Car Seat Headrest’s 2018 reworking of his 2011 Bandcamp album, Twin Fantasy is an exuberant record and an ode to the anxieties, confusion and heartache of young adulthood.”

–Lizzie Manno in Paste Magazine, Oct. 31, 2018

“Watch Car Seat Headrest Cover ‘Hey Ya!’ and ‘Sandstorm'”

–Matthew Strauss on Pitchfork, Oct. 15, 2018

“Car Seat Headrest brought their reworked Twin Fantasy to Seattle’s Showbox this past weekend, closing out their high-energy show with an unexpected (and absolutely delightful) cover of OutKast’s immortal ‘Hey Ya.'”

–Randall Colburn on Consequence of Sound, Oct. 15, 2018

“Watch Car Seat Headrest Cover Outkast’s ‘Hey Ya!'”

–Justin Kamp on Paste Magazine, Oct. 15, 2018

“Car Seat Headrest Turned OutKast’s ‘Hey Ya’ Into An Indie Rock Anthem During A Gig In Seattle”

–Corbin Reiff on Uproxx, Oct. 15, 2018

“Hear Car Seat Headrest Cover “Hey Ya,” Smashing Pumpkins, & Darude In Seattle”

–James Rettig on Stereogum, Oct. 15, 2018

“Car Seat Headrest put out a very good album this year. It’s called Twin Fantasy…”

–Jerry Klein on Tiny Mix Tapes, Oct. 11, 2018

“Car Seat Headrest, one of the hardest working bands in rock, will hit the road again early next year for a string of North American tour dates.”

–Randall Colburn in Consequence of Sound, Oct. 9, 2018

“Toledo’s perfectionism and sheer talent is what has fueled Car Seat Headrest into making it one of the best indie rock bands out there. ”

–Brit Abrams in the Eagle, Oct. 2, 2018

“Car Seat Headrest charms sold-out Cat’s Cradle”

–Ashley Acker on CLTure, Sept. 25, 2018

“By releasing vulnerability, fear, confusion and teenage angst through the tension of pure sound, Car Seat Headrest left the audience emotionally exhausted and musically astounded.”

–Sarah Cammarota on The Hoya, Sept. 24, 2018

“Highlights included the brilliant ‘Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales’ from Teens of Denial and a medley the band has been playing recently on tour which includes ‘Sober to Death’ from Twin Fantasy and the Neil Young and Crazy Horse tune ‘Powderfinger.'”

–David LaMason on Parklife DC, Sept. 24, 2018

Car Seat Headrest Twin Fantasy Tour Highlights

setlist.fm, Sept. 21, 2018

“Car Seat Headrest takes Brooklyn for a spin”

—Magnet, Sept. 20, 2018

” I’ve been to 42 shows this year, and I think seeing a sold out Union Transfer crowd belt out the chorus to ‘Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales’ was my favorite concert moment of the year so far. ”

–Tom Beck on The Key (Philadelphia), Sept. 19, 2018

“A sold out crowd at Union Transfer on Tuesday night was thrilled by a trio of bands capped off by a magnificent set by headliner Car Seat Headrest.”

–Pete Troshak on Rockin’ the ‘Burbs, Sept. 18, 2018

“Toledo somehow conveys his songs of teenage angst and young love with the demeanour of a man wise beyond his years.”

–Lee Ferguson on Bucket List, Sept. 12, 2018

“Will Toledo of Car Seat Headrest is also one of these artists, and he ranks among them in greatness. ”

–Colin Aldridge on In the Record Store, Sept. 12, 2018

Photos: Car Seat Headrest at Newport Music Hall

–Matt Ellis on Columbus Underground, Sept. 11, 2018

Photo album of Car Seat Headrest at Majestic Theatre

–Megan Simpson on How Was It Detroit, Sept. 11, 2018

Photo Gallery: Car Seat Headrest at Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio

–Ethan Clewell in The Lantern, Sept. 10, 2018

“Check out photos of Car Seat Headrest‘s show in Chicago with Naked Giants on Friday ”

–Cat Floria on Anchr Magazine, Sept. 10, 2018

“Will Toledo and the boys give the Windy City an epic, sweaty Friday night to remember”

–Heather Kaplan on Consequence of Sound, Sept. 8, 2018

“Car Seat Headrest Performs Show of the Year at First Avenue”

–Cameron Campbell on TwinCitiesMedia.net, Sept. 7, 2018

“Will Toledo has quickly become one of indie rock’s most-talked-about young artists, following up last year’s Matador breakthrough album with one of 2016’s most critically acclaimed releases, ‘Teens of Denial.'”

–Brian McCollum in the Detroit Free Press, Sept. 7, 2018

“The songs were greeted by an entire floor of pogoing fans, whose response transformed them into unifying rallying cries for anyone who needs to feel a part of something special.”

–Erik Thompson on CityPages (Minneapolis), Sept. 6, 2018

“…a prime example of Toledo’s evolution arrived earlier this year in a re-recorded version of 2011’s Twin Fantasy, which takes Toledo’s crude source material from the original release and pushes it into focus with tasteful production.”

–Joel Shanahan on Tone, Sept. 4, 2018

“Best of the Week”

–Chris Riemenschneider in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Sept. 1, 2018

“Kicking off their set with fan-favorite ‘Vincent,’ I was reminded of just how epic and huge Car Seat Headrest sound live, channeling an era when indie rock thoughtfulness could co-exist with commercial viability.”

–Philip Obenshain on No Country for New Nashville, August 20, 2018

“Seattle-based Car Seat Headrest…laid out several raw songs documenting young desire and heartbreak.”

–Morgan Yingling on Now Playing Nashville, August 17, 2018

“We saw more than one group of kids conga-lining through the audience during CSR’s undeniable ’16 breakthrough single ‘Fill in the Blank,’ shouting along to its rallying cry ‘You have no right to be depressed!'”

–The Spin on Nashville Scene, August 17, 2018

 

“…it’s yet another marker that his transformation from bedroom whisperer to bonafide rockstar is nearly complete.”

–Zack Ruskin in SF Weekly, July 20, 2018

“Spanning over an hour with these eight songs, Toledo and Co. have mastered the art of transporting their audience.”

–Joshua Huver on The Bay Bridged, July 20, 2018

“Cat Seat Headrest at the Crystal Ballroom July 15, 2018”

–Joe Duquette in Vortex Music Magazine (Portland), July 18, 2018

“QRO Concert Photo Gallery”

—QRO Magazine (Des Moines), July 13, 2018

“Watch Car Seat Headrest Cover Death Grips’ ‘Black Paint'”

–Samantha Maine in NME Magazine, July 11, 2018

“For his latest undertaking, Toledo has hit us with an out-of-nowhere uppercut in the form of ‘Black Paint.'”

–Lake Schatz on Consequence of Sound, July 10, 2018

“Monday night at Quebec’s Impérial Bell, they wasted no time and opened their show with a Death Grips cover: ‘Black Paint,’ from this year’s Year of the Snitch.”

–Ellen Johnson on Paste Magazine, July 10, 2018

“Car Seat Headrest kicked off their gig last night at Impérial Bell in Quebec City with a surprising set opener: ‘Black Paint,’ a single from the new Death Grips album Year Of The Snitch.”

–Chris DeVille on Stereogum, July 10, 2018

 

“Seven years since these songs were first written, they sound as urgent as ever.”

–Alex Hudson on Exclaim!, June 18, 2018

“Just when you thought pop culture needed another reboot like a Kanye tweetstorm, garage-rock maestro Will Toledo sails in with an impressive full-band reworking of one of his (many) early bedroom recordings, a concept album about a past relationship.”

–Michael Rietmulder in The Seattle Times, June 15, 2018

“Toledo is the type of singer-songwriter that critics used to champion on a weekly basis during the glory days of ’80s college rock.”

–Michael Roffman on Consequence of Sound, June 12, 2018

“This is really the beauty of how Car Seat Headrest translate live: a genuine expression of completely real emotions that are packaged into incredibly accessible anthems, thanks to the refrains.”

–Lucas on People Who Do Things, May 25, 2018

“There’s nothing quite like seeing a crowd of grown adults go absolutely nuts for a band, and that was the reaction Car Seat Headrest triggered at the Roundhouse in London last night.”

—Giglist, May 24, 2018

“Toledo…was able to handle the task with aplomb and humor.”

–Chris Morgan on Rawckus, May 23, 2018

“American Indie/Rock four-piece Car Seat Headrest come to Dublin to play as part of their European/US tour.”

—Melosity’s Weekly Dublin Gig Guide, May 14, 2018

“Watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Highlight: Car Seat Headrest”

—NBC.com, May 10, 2018

“Will Toledo delivers a shortened song with an expanded lineup ”

–Ben Kaye on Consequence of Sound, May 10, 2018

“Will Toledo and co. performed the near-seven-minute alt-rock jam in four minutes, cutting out a few bits here and there, and they even added some bongos.”

–Lizzie Manno on Paste Magazine, May 10, 2018

“At one point, Will Toledo paused the song to explain that while they normally do a big breakdown, they didn’t have enough time so they were going to skip straight to the final chorus.”

–Braudie Blais-Billie on Pitchfork, May 10, 2018

“And it’s probably also worth pointing out that the performance, even laying aside the meta-hijinks, was great, fiery and driving and committed and full of life.”

–Tom Breihan on Stereogum, May 10, 2018

 

 

 

“Car Seat Headrest’s live show set-up now includes an “electrifying” seven-piece band…featuring members of Naked Giants.”

–Abdiel Vallejo-Lopez on Paste, April 24, 2018

“…Will Toledo has announced a new run of fall tour dates that will see him play these updated songs for audiences across North America.”

–Lake Schatz on Consequence of Sound, April 24, 2018

“They’ll play two nights at NYC’s Brooklyn Steel on 9/14 & 9/15.”

–Bill Pearis on Brooklyn Vegan, April 24, 2018

“Car Seat Headrest have extended the tour behind their new album Twin Fantasy.”

–Braudie Blais-Billie on Pitchfork, April 24, 2018

“The crowd was dominated by diehard fans, evident in the amount of lyrics sung or shouted along with the band song after song.”

–Jens Hoifeldt on Fools Magazine, April 18, 2018

“…the two rockers molded together into a seven-piece super group to perform some choice cuts off of Car Seat Headrest’s discography.”

–Yasmin Ettobi in Northwest Music Scene,

“Pair that kind of heady aesthetic theory with some of the most breathtaking, complex, and masterfully constructed rock music of the last five years, and what you get is a record that feels not so much like the work of one band, but a raising of the collective bar.”

–J. Edward Keyes on Bandcamp, March 30, 2018

“Detroit DIY rocker Stef Chura…[has] already found a producer: none other than Car Seat Headrest’s Will Toledo.”

–Peter Helman on Stereogum, March 7, 2018

“The completely re-recorded album is crisper and roomier than its original form – all ten songs finally have leg room.”

–Jonathan Reynoso on Beat (Australia), March 4, 2018

“Besides the fact it’s simply awe-inspiring to witness musicians showing so much aptitude, in this instance, the inclusion of such a variety of instruments gave each song a real kick.”

–Gabrielle Vacher on Scenestr (Australia), March 3, 2018