“Teens Of Denial is just the right combination of real angst and real musicianship…”
–Michael White on Pretty Neat Grooves, July 29, 2016
“Car Seat Headrest Announce Tour, Release Live EP”
–Matthew Strauss on pitchfork.com, July 25, 2016
“Car Seat Headrest announces U.S. fall tour”
–Michelle Geslani on Consequence of Sound, July 25, 2016
“Car Seat Headrest Covered David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar.’”
–Rachel Brodsky in Spin, 7/19/16
“The Seattle band behind one of the most acclaimed indie rock records of 2016 gets set for Capitol Hill Block Party.”
–Seth Sommerfeld in SeattleMet, 7/19/16
Will Toledo’s “sound takes elements from each — Lennon-McCartney’s studio experimentation, Brian Wilson’s lyrical introspection, Pete Townshend’s power-pop guitar riffs — and combines them into something wholly original.”
–Jacob Nierenberg in Seattle Times, July 18, 2016
“In town to play a sold-out show at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis, Car Seat Headrest…stopped by The Current’s studio for a session hosted by Mark Wheat.”
—The Current (Minnesota Public Radio), July 18, 2016
“Toledo…remains a vulnerable lyricist, and on ‘Denial,’ he looks at inadequacy with inspired intelligence and compelling clarity.”
–Piet Levy in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 18, 2016
“Toledo encapsulates what it is like to be a young adult in the 21st century and the psychological distresses of the rather generalized ‘millennials.'”
–Hunter Holcomb on Hunterthinking, July 18, 2016
“What Toledo shares with The Replacements’ Paul Westerberg in particular is an almost-crippling self-awareness, which he ultimately overcomes with wit.”
–Nick Bollinger on RNZ (New Zealand), July 15, 2016
“…one of the best rock albums of the year.”
–Chris Riemenschneider re: “Teens of Denial” in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, July 14, 2016
“…where would we be without the Pixies? Weezer? Pavement? EELS? All of which seem to be alive and very present [in Car Seat Headrest] and packaged in a delightful, intricate and intriguingly ‘new’ way.”
“…this album is a modern indie-rock classic. Toledo is a voice that should be watched for greatness ahead, coming off like a lost descendant of both Ray Davies and Stephen Malkmus. ***** ”
–Allan Raible on ABC News, July 13, 2016
“…a great, unadulterated guitar sound on ‘Fill in the Blank.’ It’s crunchy and dry, almost British sounding.”
–Joe Bosso in Premier Guitar, July 12, 2016
“…a breakaway album that realized Toledo’s work in punchy, scrappy, full-band arrangements.”
–Jennifer Kelly re: “Teens of Style” in Pop Matters, July 12, 2016
Denial is a sprawling, ambitious 12-song album that finds Toledo and his bandmates fully embracing and embellishing its new full band status.”
–Joshua Miller on Shepherd Express, July 12, 2016
“How Car Seat Headrest Became Indie Rock Heroes”
–Matthew Perpetua on BuzzFeed, July 10, 2016
“4Knots Fest 2016 in Pics”
— Photos 94-110 by Amanda Hatfield for Brooklyn Vegan, July 10, 2016
“Favorite Albums of 2016: Mid-Year Report”
—Farce the Music, July 7, 2016
“Toledo joins musicians like Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Conor Oberst, all with untraditional voices boosted by novelistic songwriting. The sheer amount of observations packed into these songs is astounding, made all the better by the fact that the music rocks.”
–Clarke Reader in The Lakewood Sentinel, July 6, 2016
“The crushing, anxiety-ridden lyrics of front-man Will Toledo also more striking than ever, leaving the crippling imperfections of his personality bare to witness on every aching track, bringing with them an incredible intimacy.”
–Joe Austin, on Toast, July 6, 2016
“Toledo’s deft wordsmithery takes this preoccupation with inner conflict and transforms it into sometimes weird, always compelling narrative.”
–Jeremy Burke in The Village Voice, July 5, 2016
“…epic singalongs and gloriously hook-heavy guitar songs.”
–James Belfield re: “Teens of Denial” on New Zealand Listener, July 4, 2016
“Lyrically Toledo is at his best. Besides Courtney Barnett he’s the best wordsmith in rock n roll right now.”
—Wires & Waves re: “Teens of Denial,” July 3, 2016
“It’s the epiphany of adulthood’s anticlimax: a study, weighted equally by wit and poignancy (though never self-pity) of the free-fall between losing your innocence and reclaiming your self-respect, losing your faith and grasping for something, anything to replace it.”
–Andrea Domanick on Noisey, July 1, 2016
“24 hours spent in London spent with a songwriter paying the price for what might be the year’s best indie rock LP.”
–Alex Wisgard in the cover story of Loud and Quiet, July 1, 2016