{"id":2343,"date":"2020-02-26T16:01:44","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T16:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/notesnletters.com\/?p=2343"},"modified":"2020-07-06T15:27:34","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T15:27:34","slug":"car-seat-headrest-in-the-news-feb-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notesnletters.com\/?p=2343","title":{"rendered":"Car Seat Headrest in the news &#8211; Feb. 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Check out the sparse, yet energizing music video for Car Seat Headrest\u2019s single \u201cCool Me Down,\u201d then check out the details of Making A Door Less Open and the single artwork for \u201cCan\u2019t Cool Me Down,\u201d along with the band\u2019s tour dates.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Natalia Keogan on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/articles\/2020\/02\/car-seat-headrest-new-album-singlevideo-cant-cool.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Paste, Feb. 26, 2020 (opens in a new tab)\"><em>Paste<\/em>, Feb. 26, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;&#8230;as Trait\/Toledo yowls about a heat that won\u2019t be extinguished, his intense devotion to craft burns bright enough for anyone to see.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Marc Hogan on <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/tracks\/car-seat-headrest-cant-cool-me-down\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_brand=p4k&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_social-type=owned&amp;mbid=social_twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Pitchfork, Feb. 26, 2020 (opens in a new tab)\"><em>Pitchfork<\/em>, Feb. 26, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Arising from Toledo\u2019s attempts to change up how he was writing, Making A Door Less Open was heavily influenced by electronic experiments with CSH drummer Andrew Katz under the name 1 TRAIT DANGER.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Ryan Leas on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stereogum.com\/2074687\/car-seat-headrest-making-a-door-less-open-cant-cool-me-down\/music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Stereogum, Feb. 26, 2020 (opens in a new tab)\"><em>Stereogum<\/em>, Feb. 26, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Clocking in at five minutes, &#8216;Can\u2019t Cool Me Down&#8217; features shimmering synths and frontman Will Toledo\u2019s falsetto.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Angie Martoccio in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/car-seat-headrest-announce-new-album-tour-958439\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Rolling Stone, Feb. 26, 2020 (opens in a new tab)\"><em>Rolling Stone<\/em>, Feb. 26, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Car Seat Headrest Announces \u2018Making A Door Less Open\u2019 With A Mold-Breaking Single&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Derrick Rossignol on <a href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/indie\/car-seat-headrest-making-a-door-less-open-cant-cool-me-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Uproxx, Feb. 26, 2020 (opens in a new tab)\"><em>Uproxx<\/em>, Feb. 26, 2020<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Despite the electronic vibe, you still hear the rasp in lead singer Will Toledo\u2019s voice that grounds it back to the band\u2019s roots.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Emily Tan on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2020\/02\/car-seat-headrest-share-cant-cool-me-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Spin, Feb. 26, 2020 (opens in a new tab)\"><em>Spin<\/em>, Feb. 26, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The band recorded the new album twice: once live with guitars, drums and bass, and once in a MIDI environment using purely synthesised sounds.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Sam Moore on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"ME, Feb. 26, 2020 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/car-seat-headrest-new-album-making-a-door-less-open-single-cant-cool-me-down-2614906\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NME<\/em>, Feb. 26, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Car Seat Headrest (aka Will Toledo and band) have announced a new album, Making a Door Less Open, and shared its first single, &#8216;Cool Me Down.'&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Christopher Roberts on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.undertheradarmag.com\/news\/car_seat_headrest_announce_new_album_and_tour_share_new_song_cool_me_down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Under the Radar, Feb. 26, 2020 (opens in a new tab)\"><em>Under the Radar<\/em>, Feb. 26, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;&#8216;Can&#8217;t Cool Me Down&#8217; is a genre-blending departure from Car Seat  Headrest&#8217;s usual lo-fi indie rock sound. Frontman Will Toledo retains  his signature matter-of-fate lyricism as he sings about performance  anxiety, but this time he&#8217;s accompanied by new synthetic sounds.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Ingrid Angulo on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotpress.com\/music\/car-seat-headrest-announce-new-album-release-song-cant-cool-22806215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Hot Press, Feb. 26, 2020 (opens in a new tab)\"><em>Hot Press,<\/em> Feb. 26, 2020<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>Making a Door Less Open<\/em> marks the project&#8217;s&nbsp;first LP of new music&nbsp;since&nbsp;2016\u2019s <em>Teens of Denial,&nbsp;<\/em>and it&#8217;s also the introduction of a new persona for frontman&nbsp;Will Toledo.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Janice Headley on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kexp.org\/read\/2020\/2\/26\/car-seat-headrest-announce-new-album-share-single-cant-cool-me-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"KEXP, Feb. 26, 2020 (opens in a new tab)\"><em>KEXP<\/em>, Feb. 26, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Car Seat Headrest Announce New LP \u201cMaking a Door Less Open,\u201d Share First Single&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<a href=\"http:\/\/floodmagazine.com\/74979\/car-seat-headrest-announce-new-lp-making-a-door-less-open-share-first-single\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Flood Magazine, Feb. 26, 2020 (opens in a new tab)\"><em>Flood Magazine<\/em>, Feb. 26, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> &#8220;Car Seat Headrest announce new album, touring w\/ Twin Peaks (listen to &#8216;Can\u2019t Cool Me Down&#8217;)&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Brooklyn Vegan, Feb. 26, 2020 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brooklynvegan.com\/car-seat-headrest-announce-new-album-touring-w-twin-peaks-listen-to-cant-cool-me-down\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Brooklyn Vegan<\/em>, Feb. 26, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s somewhat humbling to walk into a falling-apart Subway and see two of your favorite musicians sitting at a table eating a pre-gig meal&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Joseph Patella on <a href=\"https:\/\/wvau.org\/9038\/blogs\/1trait-on-tour-an-interview-with-car-seat-headrests-andrew-katz-and-will-toledo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>WVAU (American University)<\/em>, Feb. 18, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Check out the sparse, yet energizing music video for Car Seat Headrest\u2019s single \u201cCool Me Down,\u201d then check out the details of Making A Door Less Open and the single artwork for \u201cCan\u2019t Cool Me Down,\u201d along with the band\u2019s tour dates.&#8221; &#8211;Natalia Keogan on Paste, Feb. 26, 2020 &#8220;&#8230;as Trait\/Toledo yowls about a heat &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/notesnletters.com\/?p=2343\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Car Seat Headrest in the news &#8211; Feb. 2020&#8221;<\/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":[],"class_list":["post-2343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-car-seat-headrest","category-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/notesnletters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343","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=2343"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/notesnletters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2563,"href":"https:\/\/notesnletters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343\/revisions\/2563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/notesnletters.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notesnletters.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notesnletters.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}