Teens of Denial

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Teens of Denial
File:Teens of Denial Car Seat Headrest.jpg
Studio album by Car Seat Headrest
Released May 20, 2016
Genre Indie rock, lo-fi
Length 70:07
Label Matador
Producer Steve Fisk
Car Seat Headrest chronology
Teens of Style
(2015)Teens of Style2015		 Teens of Denial
(2016)
Singles from Teens of Denial
  1. "Vincent"
    Released: February 23, 2016

Teens of Denial is the thirteenth studio album by American indie rock band Car Seat Headrest. It was released on May 20, 2016 by Matador Records, serving as the band's second album for the label and the follow-up to their 2015 debut major-label release, Teens of Style.

Release

In a November 2015 interview with Billboard, Car Seat Headrest frontman Will Toledo stated that the band's 2015 album Teens of Style would be followed by Teens of Denial, which he indicated would be their first to feature an outside producer and a "totally different" sound.[1] On February 23, 2016, the lead single from Teens of Denial, "Vincent", was released, along with an accompanying music video.[2] On March 24, Toledo announced a May 20 release date for the album and premiered one of its tracks, "Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales".[3] On May 13, it was reported that thousands of copies of Teens of Denial had been recalled by Matador Records due to issues involving an unauthorized sample of The Cars' "Just What I Needed" on the track "Just What I Wanted/Not Just What I Needed", causing the physical release of the album to be postponed, though the May 20 digital release pushed through as scheduled.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 85/100[5]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[6]
The A.V. Club A[7]
Mojo 4/5 stars[8]
NME 4/5[9]
Pitchfork Media 8.5/10[10]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars[11]
Spin 7/10[12]

Teens of Denial holds a score of 85 out of 100 on the online review aggregate site Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".[5] David Brusie of The A.V. Club wrote that the repeated "exercise in tension and release" throughout the record "is essential to Teens of Denial's blistering greatness", concluding that "Toledo seems to be saying, buckle in; I'm taking you somewhere exciting. Trust him."[7] Mark Deming of AllMusic found "real and powerful wit" in the album's songs and stated that Toledo "has created something like a novel after previously offering us short stories, and it's a piece of rough-hewn brilliance."[6] Jeremy Gordon of Pitchfork Media noted that "even with the bigger budget and brighter environs, Toledo's underriding DIY sensibility comes through."[10] NME critic Alex Flood called Teens of Denial "the work of a precocious talent."[9]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Will Toledo. 

No. Title Length
1. "Fill in the Blank"   4:04
2. "Vincent"   7:45
3. "Destroyed by Hippie Powers"   5:03
4. "(Joe Gets Kicked out of School for Using) Drugs with Friends (But Says This Isn't a Problem)"   5:37
5. "Not What I Needed"   4:31
6. "Drunk Drivers / Killer Whales"   6:14
7. "1937 State Park"   4:00
8. "Unforgiving Girl (She's Not An)"   5:26
9. "Cosmic Hero"   8:31
10. "The Ballad of the Costa Concordia"   11:30
11. "Connect the Dots (The Saga of Frank Sinatra)"   6:07
12. "Joe Goes to School"   1:19
Total length:
 70:07

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[13] 180
US Album Sales[14] 73
US Alternative Albums[15] 16
US Heatseeker Albums[16] 3
US Independent Albums[17] 15
US Rock Albums[18] 22

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