Not every album has to be groundbreaking guys, this might not have been the most inventive record, but I had a blast listening to it and the dorkest smile
"if you want to listen to a guy have an emotional breakdown listen to this record" ~anthony memetano caught my attention, great record to listen to when you're sad and or hating yourself, and the lyrics really cut deep. P.S. imo drunk drivers uses drunk driving as a metaphor for going through life while empty and confused and blindly stumbling around life, possibly causing yourself and others harm
I know it's been five years since you posted this comment, but I agree! I think that Drunk Driving is used as a metaphor for self-destructive behaviour.
I can't wait till the lyrics mellow out as he grows. Don't get me wrong, I can totally relate, I think most can but it's not something you can just bust out anywhere. I love the delivery and the tone but I'm interested in the future. Lyrically, the music is an aquired taste, not that that's bad just, you know, not good for sharing when most people around you are regular. I think he's well on his way to clearing his mind and the attention and support would probably help a heap to achieve that personal/real/shareable balance. There's some straight jams on this album and I feel it'll only get better. Not by force but naturally.
John Cook That doesn’t mean they can’t somehow be related. I don’t know what Toledo’s reasoning for naming them so similarly was but its not unreasonable that they could have some type of conceptual connection
Teens of Style = teens who are trying to be cool (Will when he wrote the original songs for Teens of Style) Teens of Denial = adults who are rejecting maturity (Will on Teens of Denial)
My favorite song on the album is undeniably The Ballad of the Costa Concordia, and I may be a minority here, but I actually dig Unforgiving Girl and don't really like Not Just What I Needed so much.
Actually the generic idea of naming this band 'Car Seat Headrest', is what led me to check them out. I don't see many artists with obscure objects as they're band name, and it made me curious.
If I remember correctly Will got this name from when he'd park his car out away from everyone and play songs in the back seat as if the headrest was the audience
According to Will himself it's because he was more comfortable recording vocals in his car, locked away and alone than in other places. That's why a lot of the album covers of the earlier albums are just interiors of cars.
0:10 twitter.com/search?f=users&vertical=default&q=memes&src=typd Wow, he's right! Edit: Also searched up Melon, and guess what, his account was there too! twitter.com/search?f=users&vertical=default&q=melon&src=typd
Really enjoyed the record. Have you listened to any of his bandcamp-era output? Twin Fantasy is honestly a 10/10 record in my opinion, but it might be swayed by nostalgia/teen angst.
Now that Olivia Rodrigo is getting wide spread critical acclaim for making the teenage girl version of CSH. This is the most influential rock album of the 2010s.
I've been in love with Twin Fantasy so much that even though I've probably tired out my ears on it, I'm still hesistant to fully immerse myself in Teens of Denial.
As a reviewer he has to display his criticisms of the albums lmfao. I’d say it’s better, because a reviewer is supposed to pick out the bad bits mostly tbh
I found Teens of Style through your review of it last year, and after listening through it immediately went to buy it on Bandcamp. I was really excited for this follow-up, and I like it even better as a cohesive record than Teens of Style. Glad you liked it just as much, Fuzzthony Headtano.
never heard of this band before. and I completely agree that the band wears there influences proudly on there sleeves but I have never heard an album that has 6-11min songs that isn't super indie experimental. this is pretty much the only album I've ever heard that has really long, really deep, really "proper music fan" type music that is also super accessible and poppy!
This might easily be my favourite album of 2016. The songwriting is so good. The lyrics are whitty and funny and in some ways I can relate a lot to what he's saying. In some songs he uses very interesting chord progressions wich I miss in most "bedroom pop lo-fi indie rock" songs. I'd give it a strong 9. You agree?
This is my favorite album of the year (so far). I know there are other albums this year that you could say is more "fine" or artistic or whatever (Blackstar & Skeleton Tree come to mind) but I'm biased because ToD hits close to home for me. The whole album is about the internal struggle of growing up, taking on responsibility, finding out who your real friends are and experimenting with drugs. This actually released the very week of my high school graduation, so it pretty much nailed how I was feeling, and still am feeling to an extent.
I'm so glad you at least mentioned Connect the Dots, I thought it was the best song on the album and I'm surprised no other reviews even mentioned the track.
I just discovered these guys. I think they fit well with Matador records. It's hard to say how they stack up against some Matador legends like Guided by Voices, Pavemen, Yo La Tengo, and Sleater Kinney. I still give them props for being pretty original sounding at a day and age when so much runs the risk of sounding like a re-tread of fill in the blank. The album has a lot of soul and good lyrics.
The muffled vocals of teens of style vs the more direct and loud vocals of teens of denial is the sisterly relationship between the album. The teens of style know nobody is listening and just want to make art that makes people feel good. The teens of denial swear they have a voice and that their voice and their pain matters, which it ultimately doesn’t. Style in the shit is accepting the shit and rolling with it. Denial in the shit is not accepting it and instead trying to make it better when it’ll never be better.
I feel like the jump is because of the fact that the last album was a collection of remastered songs from earlier albums. The best way to see his progression is to go in order from Twin Fantasy to Nervous Young Man to How To Leave Town then listen to Teens of Style and Teens of Denial.
It always makes me curious that people think albums are necessarily inherently a "narrative" story about the musicians themselves as opposed to a well-sequenced collection woven together from a mix of their thoughts, outlooks, feelings, memories, stories they've heard or made up themselves, etc. Like, not every album is a concept album, lol?
You have no RIGHT to be depressed
JoshuaKaluba YOU HAVEN’T TRIED HARD ENOUGH TO LIKE IT
Sorry I’m 2 years late
@@taillardvanzyl5747 HAVEN'T SEEN ENOUGH OF THIS WORLD YET
2 months late here
@@dck_pto BUT IT HURTS, IT HURTS, IT HURTS, IT HURTS
5 days late now
@Oliver Frank WELL STOP YOUR WHINING, TRY AGAIN
just 2 days late, getting better
@@timotejhalenar5258 No one wants to cause you pain
1 day off, almost there
I was playing Carseat Headrest, my grandma came into the room, and asked who it was. She's now obsessed with Will Toledo's music
bass tea that’s one cool grandma :)
@Conor Winston unplug her life support already
r/thatHappened
My grandma was into Death Grips. WAS.
That’s so cool
"The Ballad of the Costa Concordia" speaks directly to my soul. What a genius song.
The ending of that song is probably my favorite 30 seconds of music right now.
I'd like to see a Will Toledo as a podcast guest.
that was I was thinking!
Myles Seber What?
+Sir Facenuke yes. thank you🙏 it would be awesome
late response, but he was on trucks awhile back if you're interested
RubberBoy YES! YES! YES!
can't wait till their next album "Jeans of style"
I think i was stoned when i typed this lol
Jeans of denial.
Twin Jeans.
Nervous young jeans.
How to leave jeans
(Why am I doing this)
my jeans are killing me baby
hope they go for cyber Arabic prison jazz style in "teens of the nile"
jeans of kyle
Not every album has to be groundbreaking guys, this might not have been the most inventive record, but I had a blast listening to it and the dorkest smile
+Kevin Rachman not every artist is Death Grips sadly
*****
yessir. Just a little meme-ing
leo123 I don't really think his lyrics are that inventive. He reminds me a lot of Stephen Malkmus at times.
snoop dogg a more depressed but better looking Malkmus.
but...butt... this is record is pretty inovative. its a rock album the genre needed to stay alive.
This is actually my favorite album right now. I'd recommend it to everyone tbh
Even your grandmother?
+PJ probably tbh
LEMME PULL THE PILLOW OFF HER FACE AND ASK HER
+Charles Heath tmw my gma is actually already dead
fukin giggles m80
FUCK YEAH NECROPHILIA
"if you want to listen to a guy have an emotional breakdown listen to this record" ~anthony memetano
caught my attention, great record to listen to when you're sad and or hating yourself, and the lyrics really cut deep. P.S. imo drunk drivers uses drunk driving as a metaphor for going through life while empty and confused and blindly stumbling around life, possibly causing yourself and others harm
I know it's been five years since you posted this comment, but I agree! I think that Drunk Driving is used as a metaphor for self-destructive behaviour.
That feel when this album is great and he's not at his artistic peak yet. Feels good.
I can't wait till the lyrics mellow out as he grows. Don't get me wrong, I can totally relate, I think most can but it's not something you can just bust out anywhere. I love the delivery and the tone but I'm interested in the future. Lyrically, the music is an aquired taste, not that that's bad just, you know, not good for sharing when most people around you are regular. I think he's well on his way to clearing his mind and the attention and support would probably help a heap to achieve that personal/real/shareable balance. There's some straight jams on this album and I feel it'll only get better. Not by force but naturally.
As a young person I like to watch you tube and drink diet Coca-Cola. It has none of the calories but all of the great taste.
Wrong...
So very wrong.
Randy Ortiz its so damn good for you
what the hell even is this comment ive been thinking about it for multiple days now help
coke zero's better. i hope by now you've changed your ways
Why did I like this???
Why is cosmic hero not on your fav tracks
Garrett Rauch right?
I'LL PUNCH THE HEARTS OF EVERYONE
probably because it is wasnt one of his favorites
I'm sorry Julian discovered the best way to make a human voice sound
HAHAHAH
Why are you sorry
The distorted voice is perfect for indie rock lol
absolutely 100%
I really like the album. He managed to keep these long ass tracks interesting and engaging and the structures of the songs made the album rock solid
1937 State Park was my favorite song on the album
Reed Holden yes
Same
I want to tattoo death playing his xilophone ribs in my ribs. Dammit toledo
@@solomonkruger1518 mine was the ballad of costa concordia
no vincent on fav songs list = incorrect
I was thinking the same thing.
but vincent starts with 3 minutes of bs
+MatterOnMars it does, radio version is way better
+Myles Seber those three minutes are what they call a "crescendo" or "build up" or "what makes the song good to begin with"
gradually louder two note tremolo does not equal better song
The albums aren't really related. Teens of Style was remasters of his old songs, this was completely new material from Will.
John Cook That doesn’t mean they can’t somehow be related. I don’t know what Toledo’s reasoning for naming them so similarly was but its not unreasonable that they could have some type of conceptual connection
Teens of Style = teens who are trying to be cool (Will when he wrote the original songs for Teens of Style)
Teens of Denial = adults who are rejecting maturity (Will on Teens of Denial)
Snuck up and became my favorite album of the year. Thanks melonhead!
Haven't listened to Teens of Denial, but Teens of Style sounds like it was recorded on a laptop mic in a dishwasher.
Now listen to 1 lmao
This album doesn’t
My favorite song on the album is undeniably The Ballad of the Costa Concordia, and I may be a minority here, but I actually dig Unforgiving Girl and don't really like Not Just What I Needed so much.
This is one of the best albums ever made, any genre
I listen to this album everyday
It's just what I needed
Checking in a few years later, you okay buddy?
@@alicebingham9796 still listen to it everyday
Nerd LMFAOOOO
unforgiving girl is my fav :(
Destroyed by Hippie Powers is pretty fucking awesome
This album is the musical equivalent of The Stranger by Albert Camus
Idk because in the stranger the protagonist is devoid of emotion and I don't think you could say the same for Will Toledo here
Go on…
vincent is easily my favorite car seat headrest song, suprised it wasnt a favorite track. love this album though, still waiting for the next album
I also loved Vincent.
btw i still really love vincent but ive also come to love costa concordia more
Anthony is so damn proud of his memedom
ok
Justin Smith
Who wouldn't be?
The guys a living and breathing meme.
They're really running out of band names these days.
I bet soon there is going to be a band called "They're really running out of band names these days." They will shorten it up to TRROBNTD
Actually the generic idea of naming this band 'Car Seat Headrest', is what led me to check them out.
I don't see many artists with obscure objects as they're band name, and it made me curious.
If I remember correctly Will got this name from when he'd park his car out away from everyone and play songs in the back seat as if the headrest was the audience
+Jacob Tillman I think he recorded there also so no one would here him when he lived with his family.. Don't quote me..
According to Will himself it's because he was more comfortable recording vocals in his car, locked away and alone than in other places. That's why a lot of the album covers of the earlier albums are just interiors of cars.
what unforgiving girl is so good.
He never said otherwise, he just doesn’t appreciate the repetition of the hook at the end
i didnt like the ending but i like the rest of it
i mean he had to pick a least fav
I got hit by a car while listening to this
0:10 twitter.com/search?f=users&vertical=default&q=memes&src=typd
Wow, he's right!
Edit: Also searched up Melon, and guess what, his account was there too!
twitter.com/search?f=users&vertical=default&q=melon&src=typd
"melon, meme capitalist" self-aware post-ironic memes
also works if you look up best teeth in the game
BlazingWaters *it is popping right the fuck up*
My lovely fuckboi, Fantano
Cosmic hero is a fucking banger oh my god
Really enjoyed the record. Have you listened to any of his bandcamp-era output? Twin Fantasy is honestly a 10/10 record in my opinion, but it might be swayed by nostalgia/teen angst.
P Wallington nah I'm pushing 30 and I think it's great.
Opinions on Face to Face?
@@eduardo_moya 11/10
I actually love all the tracks, even unforgiving girl
Now that Olivia Rodrigo is getting wide spread critical acclaim for making the teenage girl version of CSH. This is the most influential rock album of the 2010s.
I just realized that
for reaaalll
I've been in love with Twin Fantasy so much that even though I've probably tired out my ears on it, I'm still hesistant to fully immerse myself in Teens of Denial.
I see you everywhere and I don't even blame you
CheesecakeLasagna
How did he not have Cosmic Hero as one if of his fav tracks, it's will Toledo's greatest song so far
Until he gave it an 8, I couldn't tell if he liked this album or not. Jimmeny Christano, this was an infuriating review to watch!
As a reviewer he has to display his criticisms of the albums lmfao. I’d say it’s better, because a reviewer is supposed to pick out the bad bits mostly tbh
He liked it, he named it his 51st favorite album of the 2010s. This is a very confusing review tho.
I found Teens of Style through your review of it last year, and after listening through it immediately went to buy it on Bandcamp. I was really excited for this follow-up, and I like it even better as a cohesive record than Teens of Style. Glad you liked it just as much, Fuzzthony Headtano.
This was such a good album, I'd honestly give it a 9 but an 8 from Fantano is saying a lot
unforgiving girl does not deserve this
never heard of this band before. and I completely agree that the band wears there influences proudly on there sleeves but I have never heard an album that has 6-11min songs that isn't super indie experimental. this is pretty much the only album I've ever heard that has really long, really deep, really "proper music fan" type music that is also super accessible and poppy!
have you heard any more of their albums they get experimentsl
I love melon, especially this Connecticut fuzzy melon variety, super ripe around summertime
That thumbnail is nightmare fuel
Lucas Serrato I lol ex dee’d
This is the most negative 8/10 I've ever seen
This album is great. If not for Anthony I would have known about it. Thank you for your reviews!
This might easily be my favourite album of 2016. The songwriting is so good. The lyrics are whitty and funny and in some ways I can relate a lot to what he's saying. In some songs he uses very interesting chord progressions wich I miss in most "bedroom pop lo-fi indie rock" songs. I'd give it a strong 9. You agree?
The Ballad Of Costa Concordia! Not by far, but it's just so epic!
What's yours?
This is my favorite album of the year (so far). I know there are other albums this year that you could say is more "fine" or artistic or whatever (Blackstar & Skeleton Tree come to mind) but I'm biased because ToD hits close to home for me. The whole album is about the internal struggle of growing up, taking on responsibility, finding out who your real friends are and experimenting with drugs. This actually released the very week of my high school graduation, so it pretty much nailed how I was feeling, and still am feeling to an extent.
Little over a year old and since then, one of my favorite albums of all time.
Drunkdriver/killer whales was my favorite
Agreed the singing is like the Strokes. Also like Beck at times. I think it's a top 10 album of 2016 of what I've heard, which is a decent amount.
I love car seat headrest and I'm glad that Fandongo has been enjoying them recently too.
Best album of 2016 for me. Lyrics are relatable if taken literally or metaphorically in many cases.
saw them live at kexp a couple weeks ago, great show, great band
Holy toledo did i like this album a lot boy golly
i thought this record was like a light 9
Solid review Antonio Fantonio! This is a great album!
I'm so glad you at least mentioned Connect the Dots, I thought it was the best song on the album and I'm surprised no other reviews even mentioned the track.
Great road trip album.
IT DOESNT HAVE TO BE LIKE THISSSS
I wish Anthony had said something about the closing track. He understands the meanings of songs better than I do.
I have listened to this album consistently and go back and forth between this and his first. I love the varied yet cohesive soundscape.
I have a copy of the original cd with the copyright infringement, promotional copys are awesome.
this album still bangs in 2024 btw
Vincent is probably fav song here
never heard of them till the otherday but im really digging this album... v nice
the internets busiest music man
6:49 this is an unforgiven world
but he's not an unforgiving melon.
Now u like it, don't ya?!
Listening to it in my car, I'm feeling pretty cool right now.
soon-to-be RIP Gord Downie. Guy deserves so much more attention outside of Canada than he got.
The Ballad of Costa Concordia is FUCKING AMAZING
ABSOLUTELY
Fill in the blank is one of my favorite songs
the strokes if they kept making Room on Fire.
Anthony did you seriously not know Teens of Style is all re-recordings of songs from the Bandcamp years
Teens of Style from last year was a compilation of old songs remade.
I just discovered these guys. I think they fit well with Matador records. It's hard to say how they stack up against some Matador legends like Guided by Voices, Pavemen, Yo La Tengo, and Sleater Kinney. I still give them props for being pretty original sounding at a day and age when so much runs the risk of sounding like a re-tread of fill in the blank. The album has a lot of soul and good lyrics.
Probably my favorite album this year. Thanks for sharing
Anthony, would you kindly review Good Luck and Do Your Best by Gold Panda?
silence
I don’t fantano has listened to the other 14 car seat headrest projects...
The muffled vocals of teens of style vs the more direct and loud vocals of teens of denial is the sisterly relationship between the album.
The teens of style know nobody is listening and just want to make art that makes people feel good.
The teens of denial swear they have a voice and that their voice and their pain matters, which it ultimately doesn’t.
Style in the shit is accepting the shit and rolling with it. Denial in the shit is not accepting it and instead trying to make it better when it’ll never be better.
YOU MUST REVIEW AUTECHRE'S NEW "elseq 1-5"!!!
This is my shit man, haven't heard CSH this good since Twin Fantasy.
0:25 - there's a random noise lol
Was this you're first tnd review? lol
almost every track on the album is listed under the best tracks section lmao
This was easily a 10
Yo Glassthony Animatano... can we get a review of the new Glass Animals single Life Itself? If you like? Please don't die. You da best.
You should review Matt Corby's Telluric when it comes out.
YER NOT THE BOSS OF SUCFONY SUCTANO
Vincent is such an intense trip
The best album of 2016 by far, so far.
Holy shit, Fantano giving a non-SwansVincentGrips band I love a high score.
Such a great album. Indie music is the best music
Dawg, review Twin Fantasy!
CheesecakeLasagna classic/10
Best record of 2016 so far
Seriously, whens the leg reveal.
I feel like the jump is because of the fact that the last album was a collection of remastered songs from earlier albums. The best way to see his progression is to go in order from Twin Fantasy to Nervous Young Man to How To Leave Town then listen to Teens of Style and Teens of Denial.
Just saw these guys in Amsterdam, they were alright live (not too much energy), but sound way better on the record. Good tunes!
It always makes me curious that people think albums are necessarily inherently a "narrative" story about the musicians themselves as opposed to a well-sequenced collection woven together from a mix of their thoughts, outlooks, feelings, memories, stories they've heard or made up themselves, etc.
Like, not every album is a concept album, lol?
Yo I saw a meme of you and this guy on your Instagram and now it's my favorite album right now. Papa bless
The midway point of Costa Concordia is incredible, especially that Dido part.
The "hopefully not the end of will toledo" felt a bit dark
Never heard of this band so I just put the album on and I really enjoyed it.
Your "you're satism" is perfect