CAR SEAT HEADREST 'Teens Of Denial' 2LP

Double LP in Gatefold sleeve. Includes download code. Taking a page from Pavement, Beck, Guided by Voices, and Dinosaur Jr, Car Seat Headrest's Teens of Denial LP is a raw, melodic, and at times, raucous summer rock album. Songwriter Will Toledo doesn't shy away from topics like depression and drugs, speaking intimately to the listener one moment before crescendoing into a punk rock shouting style chorus the next. Theres a lo-fi, DIY aesthetic to the album, but the sound is full and heavy, punctuated with the sudden appearance of a small brass section, swirling psych guitars, and Toledo's insistent scream. The cathartic nature of Teens of Denial sneaks up on you; the songs are an exercise in sustained tension, often detouring into unexpected genre territory. It's a wonderful showcase for Toledo's arresting, insistent songwriting.

LP#1
1. FILL IN THE BLANK
2. VINCENT
3. DESTROYED BY HIPPIE POWERS
4. (JOE GETS KICKED OUT OF SCHOOL FOR
5. NOT WHAT I NEEDED
6. DRUNK DRIVERS / KILLER WHALES
LP#2
1. 1937 STATE PARK
2. UNFORGIVING GIRL (SHE'S NOT AN)
3. COSMIC HERO
4. THE BALLAD OF THE COSTA CONCORDIA
5. CONNECT THE DOTS (THE SAGA OF FRANK
6. JOE GOES TO SCHOOL