Car Seat Headrest: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

February 8, 2016 by BOB BOILEN

For a singer who's sought privacy in the parking lot of a Target so he could record vocals in the backseat of his car, Will Toledo hasn't been shy about sharing his work. By age 23, he'd already released a dozen albums. Toledo, who records under the name Car Seat Headrest, is prolific but never conventional.

He performed this Tiny Desk Concert mostly solo — with occasional input from his nearby Leesburg, Va., friends and Seattle bandmates — for a set that represents only a tiny sliver of what you'll find on a Car Seat Headrest album. Those records can be filled with rich textures, chaos and harmony, sometimes in the same few minutes. But what you're about to discover here is a wordsmith with a vision, wrapping his faults and frailties in a DIY sound that's still finely crafted.

Teens Of Style is available now:
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/car-seat-headrest/id725086732
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Teens-Style-Car-Seat-Headrest/dp/B014VLVTE4

Set List:
"The Drum"
"Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales"
"Sober To Death"

Credits:
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker, Niki Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Niki Walker, Julia Reihs; Photo: Jun Tsuboike/NPR.

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