“…a 12-track shoegaze-tinged rock safari through typical early adulthood struggles, backdropped by a fertile jungle thick with thunderous, fuzzy guitars.”<\/p>\n
–Beca Grimm re: Teens of Denial<\/em> on Creative Loafing (Atlanta)<\/em>, August 31, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “Toledo displays a rarely heard subtlety in a pristine sound setting that only brings to life these astute and well delivered songs.”<\/p>\n –Nick Triani in One Quart Magazine<\/em>, August 29, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “Just in the past couple of weeks, Car Seat Headrest \u2014 now a band rather than a one-man project \u2014 have been introduced onstage by Warren Buffett\u00a0and made their late-night TV debut.”<\/p>\n –Tom Breihan on Stereogum<\/em>, August 26, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “Toledo may seem like another unassuming kid from Leesburg, Virginia, but there\u2019s a bona fide rock star hiding behind those glasses, and he let the world see it during last night\u2019s performance.”<\/p>\n –Collin Brennan on Consequence of Sound<\/em>, August 26, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “After fronting the project for six years, Toledo took over\u00a0the\u00a0Late Show With Stephen<\/em> Colbert<\/em> with a performance of the debbie-downer banger ‘Fill in the Blank,’ the opener from Teens of Denial<\/em>.”<\/p>\n –Brian Josephs on Spin<\/em>, August 26, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “A dapper Will Toledo and his band made their network TV debut on last night\u2019s Late Show<\/i>, performing \u201cFill in the Blank,\u201d the opener from their excellent record Teens of Denial<\/em>.”<\/p>\n –Scott Russell on Paste, August 26, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “Watch Car Seat Headrest perform ‘Fill in the Blank’ on ‘Colbert'”<\/p>\n –Noah Yoo on Pitchfork<\/em>, August 26, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “Car Seat Headrest perform ‘Fill in the Blank.'”<\/p>\n —CBS.com, August 26, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “Toledo has produced 13 albums of innovative, addictive tracks, some of which Rolling Stone<\/i> described as ‘impressive’ and ‘yearning.'”<\/p>\n –Amy Atkins in Boise Weekly<\/em>, August 24, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “…phenomenally good new record…”<\/p>\n –Duncan Harrison re: “Teens of Denial” on Crack Magazine<\/em>, August 24, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “Leesburg-launched Car Seat Headrest and Sen. Kaine to appear on Colbert Thursday”<\/p>\n –Trevor Baratko in the Loudoun Times-Mirror<\/em>, August 22, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “Fresh off the success of their latest album Teens Of Denial<\/em>, Car Seat Headrest have shared a new track from their work on the short film Loudini<\/em>.”<\/p>\n —Conversations About Her<\/em>, August 21, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “…one of the most overwhelmingly emotional<\/em>, lyrically specific\u00a0<\/em>and physically powerful<\/em> indie rock records ever made.”<\/p>\n –Marshall Gu re: “Teens of Denial” on Free City Sounds<\/em>, August 20, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “Like indie buzz bands Parquet Courts and Big Thief, Car Seat Headrest is tapping into guitar rock reminiscent of \u201990s stalwarts such as Pavement and Guided by Voices.”<\/p>\n –Kevin Coffey on Omaha.com<\/em>, August 20, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “The music is unashamedly indie, funny, cynical and great.”<\/p>\n —Every Record Tells a Story<\/em>, August 19, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “Will Toledo\u00a0doesn\u2019t seem to know how to phone things in.”<\/p>\n –Ben Kaye on Consequence of Sound<\/em>, August 19, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “Car Seat Headrest have contributed a new song called ‘Does It Feel Good (To Say Goodbye?)’ to a short film called Loudini<\/em> that was made in conjunction with Ray-Ban.”<\/p>\n –James Rettig on Stereogum<\/em>, August 19, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “Car Seat Headrest\u2019s awe-inspiring Teens of Denial is one of Paste\u2019s foremost favorite albums of 2016 so far…”<\/p>\n –Scott Russell on Paste<\/em>, August 19, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “‘Teens of Denial’ is a raw, cathartic album full of complex, yet relatable themes. 10\/10”<\/p>\n –Hannah Nowakowski on WSUM.org<\/em>, August 18, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “The breakout indie rock band of the year — actually of the last few years…”<\/p>\n –L. Kent Wolgamott in the Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star<\/em>, August 18, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “Warren Buffet\u00a0will introduce Car Seat Headrest at Omaha’s Maha Music Festival.”<\/p>\n –Michelle Geslani on Consequence of Sound, <\/em>August 18, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “Here is your song of the Summer 2016”<\/p>\n –Chris DeVille on Stereogum<\/em>, August 17, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “Warren Buffett to introduce Car Seat Headrest at Maha Music Fest”<\/p>\n –James Rettig on Stereogum<\/em>, August 17, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “Teens of Denial<\/em> comprised his first all-new material for Matador Records, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard US ‘Heatseekers’ chart and grabbing positive reviews across the board.”<\/p>\n –Andrew Stellman on Hear Nebraska<\/em>, August 16, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “Chuck Klosterman on How Rock Will Be Remembered in 2316”<\/p>\n —Celebration Rock with Steven Hyden on audioboom.com<\/em>, August 15, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “…\u00a0the best songwriter in contemporary music”<\/p>\n –Libby Webster re: Will Toledo in the Austin Chronicle<\/em>, August 12, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “How Car Seat Headrest Wrote His Fraught, Least-Favorite New Song, \u2018Not What I Needed\u2019”<\/p>\n –Dan Reilly on Vulture<\/em>, August 11, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “It\u2019s a triumphant record that positions Car Seat Headrest as a musical force who are set to\u00a0become a major part of the future soundscape of US rock.”<\/p>\n —The MALESTROM<\/em> re: “Teens of Denial,” August 10, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “The clever and vulnerable songwriting of Toledo is brought to the forefront by his incredible vocal control…”<\/p>\n —Holy Smokes<\/em>, August 10, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “The Car Seat Headrest album is destined for some year-end, top-ten action…”<\/p>\n –Jason Thomas on 93XRT<\/em>, August 8, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “This performance of ‘Fill In The Blank’ for The Current\u00a0demonstrates that growth and nicely captures the band\u2019s irrepressible drive.”<\/p>\n –Steven Spoerl on Heartbreaking Bravery<\/em>, August 7, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “Watch Car Seat Headrest perform at Pitchfork Music Festival 2016”<\/p>\n —Pitchfork, August 4, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n “Car Seat Headrest are the latest indie rock act to earn the prestigious Smash Mouth cosign for their song ‘Drunk Drivers \/ Killer Whales.'”<\/p>\n –Peter Helman on Stereogum<\/em>, August 1, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “…a 12-track shoegaze-tinged rock safari through typical early adulthood struggles, backdropped by a fertile jungle thick with thunderous, fuzzy guitars.” –Beca Grimm re: Teens of Denial on Creative Loafing (Atlanta), August 31, 2016 “Toledo displays a rarely heard subtlety in a pristine sound setting that only brings to life these astute and well delivered songs.” … Continue reading “Car Seat Headrest in the news – Aug. 2016”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[162,101],"tags":[163,2],"class_list":["post-1289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-car-seat-headrest","category-music","tag-car-seat-headrest","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/notesnletters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/notesnletters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/notesnletters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notesnletters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notesnletters.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1289"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/notesnletters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1350,"href":"https:\/\/notesnletters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1289\/revisions\/1350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/notesnletters.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notesnletters.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notesnletters.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}