Musical Thesis: Car Seat Headrest “Teens of Denial”

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At the center of every album is a musical thesis. This thesis can be the driving force behind the album, a theme that interweaves songs together, or a feeling you are left with after the very last song plays. With some albums, the thesis is easy to find. On others, it is hidden and requires you to be more than a passive listener. These reviews aren’t about rating an album. Instead, it is about uncovering a musical thesis.

As the first few notes on “Teens of Denial” fill the room, you have a sense of the direction this album will take. Consumed with relatable angst, you intimately know all 12 songs on this album before hearing them. You know them because you have lived them. Even when you did not possess the emotional depth to describe how you were filling, you found an outlet in these songs. They do what only art can do. You will leave this album more than fine with the emotions expressed. The words, lyrics, and song structure are not yours, but the aim is true, and it is yours.

Be good to each other,

Nathan