Car Seat Headrest at ABC, 18/5/18

Where should you start off with Car Seat Headrest? Should your jumping off point be 2016’s breakthrough art rock of Teens of Denial? Do you take a step back and tackle their Matador debut Teens of Style? Or does completionism demand a complete tour of the roughly a dozen albums Will Toledo recorded in hisContinue reading “Car Seat Headrest at ABC, 18/5/18”

Electric Fields, Day 1, 1/9/17

Another year and another weekend at Electric Fields probably the best outdoor festival in Scotland just now and we definitely have the weather for it; I have the privilege of my own bed each night so don’t witness the late nights and early mornings, but for all the time the main arena is open notContinue reading “Electric Fields, Day 1, 1/9/17”

BBC Radio 6 Music Festival with Car Seat Headrest, The Lemon Twigs, Haley Bonar, Sacred Paws at Saint Luke’s, 25/3/17

In the smallest of the three venues taken over by this year’s BBC 6 Music Festival comes arguably the most exciting array of bands on the whole line-up. While the rest of the fest is taken over by cruising veterans (Depeche Mode) or the populist fringes of modern electronica (Bonobo), Saint Luke’s catches three ofContinue reading “BBC Radio 6 Music Festival with Car Seat Headrest, The Lemon Twigs, Haley Bonar, Sacred Paws at Saint Luke’s, 25/3/17”

Car Seat Headrest at Broadcast, 23/6/16

Who is Car Seat Headrest? Well firstly they are a fresh take on the D.I.Y ethic, why you ask? Mainly because at the tender age of 24 (although he would probably get ID’d buying a lottery ticket) lead singer Will Toledo has written, recorded, produced and put out 11 records. The bulk of which wereContinue reading “Car Seat Headrest at Broadcast, 23/6/16”