{"id":2379,"date":"2020-04-03T16:07:59","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T16:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/notesnletters.com\/?p=2379"},"modified":"2020-04-28T17:48:46","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T17:48:46","slug":"car-seat-headrest-in-the-news-april-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notesnletters.com\/?p=2379","title":{"rendered":"Car Seat Headrest in the news &#8211; April 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;Will Toledo has a special talent, creating engaging narratives that provide a unique perspective to the human experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Matty Pywell on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gigwise.com\/reviews\/3378343\/album-review-car-seat-headrest-making-a-door-less-open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Gigwise<\/em>, April 28, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Album Of The Week: Car Seat Headrest <em>Making A Door Less Open<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;James Rettig on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereogum.com\/2081810\/car-seat-headrest-making-a-door-less-open-review\/franchises\/album-of-the-week\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Stereogum<\/em>, April 28, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;As one of the most genuinely interesting faces in indie rock to recently emerge, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carseatheadrest.com\/\">Car Seat Headrest <\/a>have been gaining an increasing level of traction due to their assertive lo-fi sounds and frontman Will Toledo\u2019s unusually intriguing voice and compelling lyrics. &#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Cameron Wright on <a href=\"http:\/\/narcmagazine.com\/album-review-car-seat-headrest-making-a-door-less-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Narc. Magazine<\/em>, April 28, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Make up your own phrase for this new sound, or let it stay unspoken and ambiguous; either way, don\u2019t go into it expecting anything at all, because this album will surprise you with every new hook and riff.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Frankie Hendricks on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altrevue.com\/post\/advance-review-car-seat-headrest-making-a-door-less-open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Alt Revue<\/em>, April 28, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s some of the most infectiously multifarious material Car Seat Headrest have ever released.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Gary Walker in <a href=\"https:\/\/guitar.com\/features\/interviews\/car-seat-headrest-new-album-has-broadened-musical-horizons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Guitar Magazine<\/em>, April 21, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Seamless melds of indie guitars and electronic pop, stuffed with spry choruses and poetic self-castigation\u2026 MADLO&#8217;s higher-fi moves demand wider attention.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;June edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatmagazines.co.uk\/mojo-319-june-2020?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mojo_singles&amp;utm_content=newissue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>MOJO Magazine<\/em>, April 21, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Will Toledo rails against Hollywood in latest song from &#8216;Making a Door Less Open'&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Alex Gallagher on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/car-seat-headrest-share-new-single-hollywood-2648585?utm_source=hootsuite&amp;utm_medium=&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>NME<\/em>, April 17, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The warped, jerky synth-rock of Hollywood will take its place on Will Toledo\u2019s new record \u2018Making A Door Less Open\u2019, which is out on May 1 through Matador, promising a left turn in to experimental terrain.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Huw Baines on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoboard.com\/content\/view\/228032\/9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Stereoboard<\/em>, April 17, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Blessing us today, <a href=\"https:\/\/diymag.com\/artist\/car-seat-headrest\">Car Seat Headrest<\/a> have unleashed the latest taste of their upcoming new album \u2018Making A Door Less Open,\u2019 sharing new track \u2018Hollywood.\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<a href=\"https:\/\/diymag.com\/2020\/04\/16\/watch-car-seat-headrest-hollywood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>DIY<\/em>, April 16, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/32785-car-seat-headrest\/\">Car Seat Headrest<\/a> have shared the latest song from the new album <em><a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/car-seat-headrest-announce-new-album-and-tour-share-new-song-listen\/\">Making a Door Less Open<\/a><\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Evan Minsker on <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/car-seat-headrest-share-new-song-hollywood-listen\/?utm_brand=p4k&amp;utm_social-type=owned&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;mbid=social_twitter&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Pitchfork<\/em>, April 16, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;[Will Toledo] has further teased the record with a song called &#8216;Hollywood,&#8217; which isn\u2019t exactly laudatory about its namesake place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Derrick Rossignol on <a href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/indie\/car-seat-headrest-hollywood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Uproxxx<\/em>, April 16, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s a no-nonsense tune that features familiar heavy riffs, a big hook and heavy grooves.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2020\/04\/car-seat-headrest-shares-the-riff-heavy-hollywood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Spin<\/em>, April 16, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;&#8216;Hollywood makes me want to puke&#8217; is thrown at you with the velocity of a home run.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Matty Pywell on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gigwise.com\/news\/3376772\/car-seat-headrest-take-on-tinseltown-on-new-cut-hollywood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gigwise, April 16, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;CSH tapped Sabrina Nichols to helm the video for &#8216;Hollywood.&#8217; The visual features an animated Trait, Toledo\u2019s masked alter ego.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Nate Todd on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jambase.com\/article\/car-seat-headrest-hollywood-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em> JamBase<\/em>, April 16, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The music video follows frontman Will Toledo\u2019s alter ego in animated form, Trait, who is heavily featured on the album.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Natalia Keogan on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/music\/car-seat-headrest\/car-seat-headrest-new-song-hollywood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Paste<\/em>, April 16, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Car Seat Headrest isn&#8217;t holding back on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/carseatheadrest.ffm.to\/hollywood\" target=\"_blank\">their new song &#8216;Hollywood,&#8217;<\/a> which arrived today <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ka9l8X8W03Y&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\">with a video<\/a> directed by Sabrina Nichols.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Dustin Heidt in <a href=\"https:\/\/variancemagazine.com\/sights\/11098-car-seat-headrest-hollywood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Variance Magazine<\/em>, April 16, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;[Will Toledo] channels a similar spirit of revision with his latest record, <em>Making a Door Less Open<\/em>, which has two takes: one recorded as a traditional rock band, and another built around synthesizers and sequenced sounds (as heard on lead single <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/tracks\/car-seat-headrest-cant-cool-me-down\/\" target=\"_blank\">Can\u2019t Cool Me Down<\/a>).&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/features\/lists-and-guides\/pitchfork-guide-to-new-albums-spring-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pitchfork&#8217;s<\/em> &#8220;25 Most Anticipated Albums of Spring 2020,&#8221;<\/a> April 1, 2020 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Will Toledo has a special talent, creating engaging narratives that provide a unique perspective to the human experience.&#8221; 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