SOLD OUT: Car Seat Headrest, Naked Giants
Majestic Theatre 115 King St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Kristy Benjamin
Car Seat Headrest
For many musicians, the thought of early home recordings being released to the entire world is a bit mortifying — unless, of course, you’re Will Toledo. Best known as Car Seat Headrest, Toledo’s first lo-fi songs were recorded in the back seat of his car, hence his unusual moniker. Now Toledo is signed to indie mainstay Matador Records, where he’s been updating many of his old albums with the slicker production that the label status affords him. It’s a testament to Toledo’s craftsmanship that he can take an album that’s already beloved — like 2011’s Twin Fantasy, which he re-recorded and re-released earlier this year — and update it without losing any of its ragged spirit. With Naked Giants. Sold out.
press release:
Earlier this summer, the band performed Twin Fantasy single, “Bodys," on The TonightShow w/ Fallon. As the Fallon performance suggests, the live show checks both boxes of quality and quantity — as Will is touring with a 7-piece band that includes members of Naked Giants, which I think is a testament to the power of his live setup.
"Bodys" by Car Seat Headrest
“Given the force of the music, the improved sonics give it greater weight, and the existence of two versions somehow makes the whole thing even more interesting—fading memory reflected and then re-assembled—and it’s hard to hear this re-visit as anything but a triumph” -Pitchfork (8.6 - Best New Music)
“Will Toledo’s Twin Fantasy do-over is an unveiling of sorts, a clearer examination of being a teen and trying to understand his own muddled emotions” -NPR
“Like Nirvana building quiet and explosiveness into the same space, Car Seat Headrest knows how to be intimate and epic at the same time” -Rolling Stone