Strap yourself in. This could be the album of the year.
Car Seat Headrest is the brainchild of Will Toledo, who created it as a solo project as a teenager in 2010.
His discography includes six albums that first year, followed by another six or seven since, all released on
Bandcamp.
Last year he released the compilation Teens of Style on Matador with this follow-up, Teens of Denial, out this month.
It's a wild ride of an album, combining a lo-fi ethos with the benefits of modern production, and reflecting a musical history that was mostly done and dusted by the time Toledo was born - hear the raw breathlessness of Mudhoney on 1937 State Park, the apathy of Pavement on Cosmic Hero, and the audacity of the Pixies on the Cars-referencing track Just What I Needed/Not Just What I Needed. You'll hear moments of Beck, and even a nod to Dido's lyrics makes an appearance.
