Car Seat Headrest: ‘Teens Of Style’

Carseat Headrest brings its fuzzy and jangly self-examinations to the Earl Thurs., Dec. 10.

Photo credit: Matador Records
?? <a href=”http://carseatheadrest.bandcamp.com/album/teens-of-style”>Teens Of Style by Car Seat Headrest</a>??
?While Teens Of Style marks Car Seat Headrest’s Matador Records debut, the band is hardly a new outfit. Featuring front man Will Toledo and a rotating cast of players, Car Seat Headrest has been making and recording lo-fi garage nuggets for the past five years. Teens Of Style functions as a point of entry into Toledo’s vast catalog. The album’s fuzzy, DIY quality are reminiscent of label-mates Guided By Voices, but feel more controlled than those of the group’s forefathers. On songs such as “The Drum,” Toledo’s voice conjures images of a drunken George Harrison with a mouthful of peanut butter, and a somber, psychedelic guitar riff to match. Though at times snarky and cynical, Toledo’s songs are ultimately jangly self-examinations, expertly pairing singer-songwriter sweetness with guitar rock bombast.
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?With Ne-Hi and Omni. $10-$12. 8:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 10. The Earl. 488 Flat Shoals Ave. 404-522-3950. www.badearl.com.