Car Seat Headrest discography explained

Artist:Car Seat Headrest
Studio:12
Live:4
Compilation:4
Music Videos:6
Ep:5
Singles:19

American rock band Car Seat Headrest has released 12 studio albums, 5 extended plays, 4 live albums, and 2 compilation albums. Starting in 2010, band self-released its first eight albums on the platform Bandcamp. In 2015, the band signed to Matador Records, and has since released four albums through the label.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[1]
US
Indie

[2]
AUS
BEL
(FL)

[3]
BEL
(WA)

[4]
NED
[5]
POR
[6]
SCO
[7]
SPA
[8]
UK
[9]
1
  • Released: May 1, 2010
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
2
  • Released: June 1, 2010
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
3
  • Released: July 16, 2010
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
4
  • Released: August 16, 2010
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
My Back Is Killing Me Baby
  • Released: March 26, 2011
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CS, DL
Twin Fantasy
  • Released: November 2, 2011
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD, CS, DL, LP
Monomania
  • Released: August 1, 2012
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
Nervous Young Man
  • Released: August 23, 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
Teens of Style
  • Released: October 30, 2015
117
Teens of Denial
  • Released: May 20, 2016
  • Label: Matador
  • Format: CD, DL, LP
180 15 121 82 198
Twin Fantasy (Face to Face)
  • Released: February 16, 2018
  • Label: Matador
  • Format: CD, CS, DL, LP
92 3 43 200 88 18 29 96 68
Making a Door Less Open
  • Released: May 1, 2020[10]
  • Label: Matador
  • Format: CD, DL, LP
184 22 86 91 9
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
Live at WCWM: Car Seat Headrest
  • Released: July 6, 2013
  • Label: Why Me
  • Format: DL
Spotify Sessions
  • Released: July 15, 2016
  • Label: Matador
  • Format: Streaming
Commit Yourself Completely
  • Released: June 17, 2019
  • Label: Matador
  • Format: DL, streaming, CDr
Faces from the Masquerade
  • Released: December 8, 2023[11]
  • Label: Matador
  • Format: DL, streaming, LP

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum details
Little Pieces of Paper with "No" Written on Them
  • Released: December 8, 2010
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
Disjecta Membra[12]
  • Released: August 23, 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
Twin Fantasy / Monomania / How To Leave Town[13]
  • Released: May 7, 2015
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: 3xCDr
The MADLO EPs[14]
  • Released: March 2022
  • Label: Matador
  • Format: CD

Extended plays

TitleEP details
Sunburned Shirts
  • Released: October 5, 2010
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
Living While Starving<-- listed as "Starving While Living" on the band's Bandcamp -->
  • Released: November 22, 2012
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
How to Leave Town<-- source lists it as "An EP by Will Toledo" -->
  • Released: October 31, 2014
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
MADLO: Influences
  • Released: June 20, 2021
  • Label: Matador
  • Format: DL
MADLO: Remixes
  • Released: June 22, 2021
  • Label: Matador
  • Format: DL

Singles

See also: List of songs recorded by Car Seat Headrest.

As lead artist

TitleYearChart positionsAlbum
US
AAA

[15]
US
Alt.

[16]
US
Rock
Air.
[17]
MEX
Air.

[18]
"No Passion"2015Teens of Style
"Something Soon"[19]
"Times to Die"
"Vincent"201634Teens of Denial
"Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales"
"Fill in the Blank"
"Drunk Drivers / Killer Whales (Single Version) "
"Unforgiving Girl (She’s Not A Single Version)"2017
"War Is Coming (If You Want It)"[20]
"Beach Life-In-Death"Twin Fantasy (Face to Face)
"Nervous Young Inhumans"[21] 201844
"Cute Thing"
"My Boy (Twin Fantasy)"
"Can't Cool Me Down"2020Making a Door Less Open
"Martin"
"Hollywood"31 29 45
"There Must Be More Than Blood"[22]
"Bodys (Live at Brooklyn Steel) "[23] 2023Faces From The Masquerade
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Split singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsOther artist(s)
UK
Sales

[24]
"We Looked Like Giants" / "Brand New Colony"[25] 202320The Beths, Pickle Darling

Appears On

Track! scope="col"
Release DateAlbumReleased ByFormat
"Rebelradio"July 30, 2011Spiritual Advice in the VacuumBeta Snake RecordsDL, CD
"House Band"September 29, 2012 Youth Culture Dummy Beta Snake RecordsDL, CD
"Nobody Dies"October 29, 2014 Servo Driven Hip Swivel Beta Snake RecordsDL
"Lowbrow"March 16, 2015 If There's Hell Below Present: The Good Shit If There's Hell BelowDL
"America"April 15, 2016 The Quad Dub Luau RecordsDL, CD, LP
"Culture"
"Fill in the Blank"October 11, 2017Live Current Volume 13 Live CurrentDL, CD
"Vincent (Live)"November 17, 2017Live At The World Cafe: 25th Anniversary Edition World Cafe RecordsDL, CD
"Scatterbrain" (Radiohead Cover)March 5, 2021 Save Stereogum: An '00s Covers Comp StereogumDL
"waiting"June 3, 2022 act v kendall :3DL

Music videos

Title! scope="col"
YearAlbumDirector(s)
"Something Soon"2011My Back Is Killing Me BabyWill Toledo
"Something Soon"2015Teens of StyleJason Reid
"Vincent"2016Teens of DenialQuinn George
"Nervous Young Inhumans"2018Twin Fantasy (Face to Face)Will Toledo
"Hollywood"2020Making a Door Less OpenSabrina Nichols
"Bodys" (Live at Brooklyn Steel)2023Faces from the MasqueradeUnknown

Notes and References

  1. Car Seat Headrest – Billboard 200. Billboard. February 27, 2018.
  2. Car Seat Headrest – Billboard Independent Albums. Billboard. February 27, 2018.
  3. Web site: Discografie Car Seat Headrest. ultratop.be/nl/ Hung Medien. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920094744/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Car+Seat+Headrest. September 20, 2016.
  4. Web site: Belgian Positions (Wallonie) . ultratop.be . August 20, 2018 .
  5. Web site: Dutch Charts - Car Seat Headrest . dutchcharts.nl . May 8, 2020.
  6. Web site: portuguesecharts.com - Discography Car Seat Headrest . portuguesecharts.com . August 20, 2018 .
  7. Peaks in Scotland:
  8. Web site: spanishcharts.com - Discography Car Seat Headrest. August 20, 2018. spanishcharts.com.
  9. Peaks of Car Seat Headrest in the United Kingdom:
    • All except noted: Web site: Car Seat Headrest UK Charts. Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911015701/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/49633/car-seat-headrest/. September 11, 2016.
    • Teens of Denial: Web site: CHART: CLUK Update 16.07.2016 (wk28). Official Charts Company. August 25, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160827031327/http://zobbel.de/cluk/160716cluk.txt. August 27, 2016.
  10. Web site: Car Seat Headrest Announce New Album and Tour, Share New Song: Listen. Pitchfork. Minsker. Evan. February 26, 2020. February 27, 2020.
  11. Web site: Car Seat Headrest Announce New Live Album Faces from the Masquerade. Stereogum. Rettig. James. October 18, 2023. October 20, 2023.
  12. Web site: Elliot . Sean . August 31, 2013 . Nervous Young Man by Car Seat Headrest . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160623182656/http://thedailyalbum.com/recommended-nervous-young-man-car-seat-headrest/ . June 23, 2016 . May 30, 2016 . The Daily Album.
  13. Web site: Car Seat Headrest . July 29, 2024 . Matador Records.
  14. Web site: Car Seat Headrest – The MADLO EPs . July 29, 2024 . Discogs.
  15. Car Seat Headrest – Chart History: Triple A Songs . Billboard . May 11, 2020.
  16. Car Seat Headrest – Chart History: Alternative Songs . Billboard . May 4, 2020.
  17. Car Seat Headrest – Chart History: Rock Airplay . Billboard . June 3, 2020.
  18. Car Seat Headrest – Mexico Ingles Airplay. Billboard. February 18, 2019.
  19. Web site: FMQB Airplay Archive: SubModern Rock. Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. October 31, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161006031704/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=40076. October 6, 2016.
  20. Web site: Car Seat Headrest – "War Is Coming (If You Want It)". Stereogum. Rettig. James. August 14, 2017. August 18, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170816114824/http://www.stereogum.com/1957217/car-seat-headrest-war-is-coming-if-you-want-it/music/. August 16, 2017.
  21. Web site: Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations . All Access Music Group . January 15, 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180115135523/https://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases. January 15, 2018 .
  22. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfhx_avasPM Alternative Acoustic
  23. https://open.spotify.com/album/7t3JJHYm5yaxR1V0ANqnY9
  24. Web site: Beths & Pickle Darling songs and albums full Official Chart history . . February 7, 2024.
  25. Web site: Brand New Colony / We Looked Like Giants by The Beths, Pickle Darling & Car Seat Headrest on Sub Pop Records . Sub Pop Records . 7 February 2024.