Words, music, images and more from Jim Barnes
“‘If only these walls could talk!’
The thought occurs to me as I’m led down the long, gloomy corridors of the building known as the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, which housed thousands of patients over its 130-year history as a hospital for people with mental illnesses and disabilities.”
“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.”
“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”
“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