{"id":2521,"date":"2020-05-01T14:59:26","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T14:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/notesnletters.com\/?p=2521"},"modified":"2020-05-30T15:25:20","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T15:25:20","slug":"car-seat-headrest-in-the-news-may-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/notesnletters.com\/?p=2521","title":{"rendered":"Car Seat Headrest in the news – May 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“Making A Door Less Open<\/em> is unpredictable, ambitious, and unapologetic\u2014and that’s a good thing.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–Darren DeVivo on WFUV (New York)<\/em>, May 25, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Car Seat Headrest\u2019s new album, ‘Making a Door Less Open,’ debuted to the biggest sales of the band\u2019s career when it was released earlier this month.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–Allison Stewart in The Washington Post<\/em>, May 14, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Album of the Week: Car Seat Headrest, ‘Making A Door Less Open'”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–Mac Wilson on the current<\/em>, May 1<\/a>1<\/a>, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Nine Songs: Car Seat Headrest”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–Alex Wisgard on The Line of Best Fit<\/em>, May 8, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Making A Door Less Open is an album of reflection and one that looks at the choices and desires we encounter over our lives.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–Matty Pywell on Gigwise<\/em>, May 7, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Restless, Stressed-Out Genius of Car Seat Headrest”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–Simon Vosick-Levinson in Rolling Stone<\/em>, May 6, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It seems that going forward each project will not always be for everyone, but it will always be brave, and always be worth a listen.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–Alex Crowley on Underscore Part 3<\/em>, May 2, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Making a Door Less Open<\/em> is his breakout moment.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–Will Hodgkinson in The Times<\/em>, May 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Car Seat Headrest have delivered a collection of songs on ‘Making A Door Less Open’ that show that you can leap a chasm in one jump as long as you are brave enough to imagine it.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–Mark Gannon on Backseat Mafia<\/em>, May 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It is somehow a perfect mix of all the things you might love from past Car Seat Headrest albums and some wild new stuff that they are doing for the first time.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–Steven on 107.7 the end<\/em>, May 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Story Behind Every Song On Car Seat Headrest\u2019s New Album Making A Door Less Open”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–Michael Tedder on Stereogum<\/em>, May 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“A weird and wonderful new offering…”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–Elly Watson on DIY<\/em>, May 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It\u2019s another Toledo-driven performance that is accurately conceived, perfectly delivered and flecked with enough nooks and crannies for their fans to get lost in.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–Jack Whatley on Far Out<\/em>, May 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“…on the band’s latest album, Making a Door Less Open, <\/em>frontman Will Toledo turns his trademark sound upside down by building sometimes spare earworms with synths, drum machines and samples.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–Robin Hilton on NPR’s <\/em><\/a>A<\/em><\/a>l<\/em><\/a>l<\/em><\/a> <\/em><\/a>S<\/em><\/a>o<\/em><\/a>n<\/em><\/a>g<\/em><\/a>s<\/em><\/a> <\/em><\/a>C<\/em><\/a>o<\/em><\/a>n<\/em><\/a>s<\/em><\/a>i<\/em><\/a>d<\/em><\/a>e<\/em><\/a>r<\/em><\/a>e<\/em><\/a>d<\/em><\/a>, May 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Toledo has realised that he can take the band\u2019s sound anywhere he can imagine \u2013 and that\u2019s exactly what he\u2019s done on Making A Door Less Open.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–Rob Hakimian on Beats Per Minute<\/em>, May 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Lo-fi indie heroes take an ambitious left turn on twelfth album.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–Lucy O’Toole on Hot Press<\/em>, May 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Making a Door Less Open, at its best recalls Talking Heads.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–Steven Ovadia on Northern Transmissions<\/em>, May 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Lyrically, it\u2019s more of the sharp wit and cynicism that\u2019s come to characterise his songwriting \u2013 exhaustion quickly reveals itself as the record\u2019s thematic anchor \u2013 but its overall sound is somewhat beguiling, with Toledo welcoming in a whole new range of textures and electronics from outside of the usual Car Seat Headrest sphere.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–Niall Flynn on Huck<\/em>, May 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Die-hard fans will find enough new sounds and ideas to keep them occupied, while casual listeners will be relieved to learn that, despite everything, this is still a Car Seat Headrest<\/strong> record, which is usually good news.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–Nils Heutehaus on Nothing But Hope and Passion<\/em>, May 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The new album runs rife with experimentation.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–James Crowley in Newsweek<\/em>, May 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“…the simple yet effective melodies that buoyed Car Seat Headrest<\/a>‘s earlier work are still recognizable, and the sincere, foggy tone of Toledo<\/a>‘s voice adds a humanity that makes his uncertainty cut even deeper.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–Mark Deming on AllMusic<\/em>, May 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It\u2019s a statement on the way people consume music today, the individual energy of songs wrapped in the illusion of an album.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–Marianne Gallagher on Clash<\/em>, May 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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