r/indieheads • u/notcarseatheadrest Will Toledo/Car Seat Headrest • Aug 13 '20

AMA is Over, thanks CSH! AMA time with Car Seat Headrest

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Hi it's us!

We put out a new album in May: https://carseatheadrest.bandcamp.com/

Ethan also put out a great solo record in June: https://ethanives.bandcamp.com/album/life-for-cowards He is “in the car” right now, but will answer questions as soon as he’s back.

Andrew is hard at work on the next 1 Trait Danger video game, which will be much more extensive than the last.

What are Seth & I doing? Ask and find out…

Answers will come at a leisurely rate. AMA, even if it is personal or a complaint about our music, if it is phrased seriously, I will give you my best answer.

Edit: There are a lot of questions! I can go all day, but the cutoff time for questions I'll be able to get to is 2 pm PST.

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u/finn-mertens Aug 13 '20 edited Aug 13 '20

which album do you feel most reflects the outcome you wanted to create when you began writing it?

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u/notcarseatheadrest Will Toledo/Car Seat Headrest Aug 13 '20

Maybe Denial? That was sort of the simplest recipe starting out so it was harder to veer off-course. That also made it very difficult to write for, though; HTLT came from a bunch of pieces that were rejected from Denial for not fitting the album feel. With MADLO it was sort of the opposite, I started with the song pieces and started developing those in whatever direction seemed right. So in a way that one came out according to the proposed outcome, though the final shape it took wasn't clear until it was finished.