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Matador Records is thrilled to announce that it has signed Car Seat Headrest and will release Teens of Style. This prolific artist (née Will Toledo) comes to Matador having already crafted an 11-album catalog of staggering depth, all self-released on Bandcamp, which has gained him an obsessive following and over 25,000 downloads - all without the muscle of a manager, label, agent, or publicist - until now. Car Seat Headrest has a vision that is both sweeping in scope and intimately personal, it embodies the DIY ethos at its best. Teens Of Style is an album featuring revised versions of songs from ’3' (2010), ’My Back Is Killing Me Baby’ (2011), and ’Monomania’ (2012). Calling it a primer on Car Seat Headrest doesn’t really do justice to the emotional wallop packed by this album. Car Seat Headrest began in 2010 in Will’s hometown of Leesburg, Virginia. Needing a place of solitude (and soundproofing) where he could record his often frantic vocals undisturbed, a 17-year old Will set up shop in the family car (hence the name).
From this humble origin, he has since built up a catalogue of staggering breadth and depth: 11 albums in 5 years, one of which exceeds two hours in length. While the songs of Car Seat Headrest are often long and complex, they are anchored by irresistible melodies and a piercing emotional directness. Dispersed across the globe, the CSH fanbase is the definition of a cult following: several thousand internet denizens who deeply connect with Will’s intensely honest and unfiltered approach to writing and performing. With the release of Teens of Style, expect that number to greatly expand. "But Toledo’s commitment to giving listeners a direct link to his inner monologue is the kind of thing that inspires hardcore fanhood - the ability to get lost in Toledo’s work is the entire point." - Pitchfork.
