This week I listened to How to Leave Town by Car Seat Headrest. Now I am not unfamiliar with CSH, I once tried listening to their album Teens of Denial and found it not good. To be fair to that album, however, I was likely blinded a little bit by the hype as so many of my music friends were huge CSH fans. So coming to this album I tried to come at it from a more neutral point so I can properly give this band a chance. This album was far too long for a bunch of songs where nothing happens. Especially the first half. If I ever have to sit through Will Toledo singing "But then came the shabba de bop bop be shibby day oh yeah" ever again I think I would need to physical restrained so I don't destroy whatever device I am listening to "The End of Dramamine" on. I will say the album picks up a little bit around the halfway point, I even found myself enjoying "You're in Love With Me"! But the pick up is just a small, insignificant hump in this hour long album. Another thing that drove me crazy were the vocals. Besides my dislike of Will Toledo's voice to begin with why does he have to blast it through so many effects to where it sounds almost grating to listen to. The production on a lot of the album is just all over the place, switching from the worst sounding electronic drum samples to live drums that sometimes sound half decent. Too much to think about with this album. 4/10
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