Car Seat Headrest - Destroyed By Hippie Powers (Live on KEXP)

KEXP.ORG presents Car Seat Headrest performing “Destroyed By Hippie Powers" live in the KEXP studio. Recorded January 10, 2017.
Host: Cheryl Waters
Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Alaia D'Alessandro & Luke Knecht
Director: Justin Wilmore
Editor: Jim Beckmann
Photo thumbnail by Amber Knecht
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[@milhk]

idk what the hell this white boy is saying but it kinda slaps

[@girandpiggy95]

go white boy go

[@dawsonbriner8324]

“what happened to that chubby little kid who smiled too much and loved the beach boys what happened is i killed that fucker” is all i know

[@alicebingham9796]

@@dawsonbriner8324rest of that verse is "and i took his name and i got new glasses"

[@ASofterDayHere]

@@alicebingham9796 I dont wear glasses

[@HeatherButt]

Will toledo looks like a discord server moderator but i love him anyways

[@faberrante]

"but"? 😄

[@SZebS]

Now that is a rare insult (also accurate)

[@tuckercunningham9370]

I mean he probably is tbh

[@celesticahex6866]

gay furries server moderator

[@askaboutmud]

someone finally said it

[@hellothere1348]

I use this video to tune my guitar

[@TeiuAl]

This is the best comment ever posted on KZbin

[@mistanuggets22]

Alexandru Teisanu agreed

[@neutron-irl]

@@TeiuAl This is so true

[@blakemcnamara9105]

Please don't.

[@dangray8708]

I'm saying this right now. This one of the best songs released in the last 20 years no doubt in my mind.

[@panpeti]

I Want You To Know That I'm Awake/I Hope That You're Asleep their best

[@coffee5736]

You are right my fellow.

[@ivanmonzon7182]

Said the guy thar never listened kendrick lamar

[@ApathyZone]

@@ivanmonzon7182 lmfao gross

[@fox_posting1030]

worst live performance ever i love it

[@andrewoid4711]

Its not bad at all though

[@fox_posting1030]

@@andrewoid4711 oh no it's a good performance but it feels like it should be absolutely horrendous

[@kluu880]

right like I feel like I should hate it but i’m obsessed

[@bananabanana8519]

i love how seth is just chilling while the other 3 go insane

[@3THREEIII]

This video should be in a case file presentation of "What it's like to be a bass player of the band"

[@Ryngis]

Ethan catches on and just wraps the thumb round the E string and pulls a hendrix for the chorus's all while Will is sat laughing at how he keeps trying to tune up, apart from that these guys could be playing in all different tunings and they would still never fail to entertain

[@gwendeseminat8r]

wdym by pull a hendrics

[@monaborghar7612]

3:01 Regular version WOAAH!!!! This live recording: oh.

[@eduardovazquez9855]

0:33 that man is strokin it

[@celesticahex6866]

i laughed way too hard at this

[@malwre_android1617]

Ayyy WLFGRL

[@OrbitalLizardStudios]

Broke my cello’s A string while tuning, so I’m listening to this to make me feel better

[@neutron-irl]

Oh damn, i never thought* i would find another celloist whos also a CSH fan (i hope u got the a string replaced btw!)

[@salted_ana]

​@@neutron-irlTHIS MAKES THREE OF US

[@salted_ana]

That fucking A string always breaks.

[@thuccie]

sometimes its nice to know jack shit about music and can't tell the difference in the tuning

[@71hammyman]

Sometimes I wish I didn't when watching one of my favourite bands butcher their own songs, but regardless, I can't help coming back to watch this because I love it, simple as.

[@himadribhakta7948]

After a while they were like " Fuck tuning - we're going full on noise rock ! "

[@straightcashhomey1261]

These dudes shoulda opened for Pavement in 1998

[@saturatedneowax]

the show where malkmus was sick? yeah pavement looks put together compared to this train wreck

[@Calz20Videos]

@@saturatedneowax that’s like kinda the aesthetic bro

[@TheKeithbh]

this video captures the SPIRIT of this young band; the posts criticizing the band about tuning miss the point...

[@dododestroyer5480]

He’s been doing this for 10 years lmao

[@monkeyliver1986]

I wanna be in a cool band like this

[@blakemcnamara9105]

So make one if you're a musician.

[@fwnbaz]

Me too

[@AG-dz8ty]

I think the lack of tuning makes this sound even sicker.

[@dancingcheeseproductions4127]

Definitely

[@TheSatanicHippie420]

Drew Guttormsen I agree

[@joshhickman528]

People who dislike the tuning in this vid just don't understand art

[@debbiehargreaves3350]

Josh H calm down Josh

[@lennycook206]

Love it

[@lucaspietro6769]

Out of tune? Yes. But man, they're having fun. That's all about Rock n' roll

[@ASofterDayHere]

that's the spirit!

[@casuallybry]

Damn this is so raw Gordon Ramsay threw it in the bin

[@piercehardy326]

I disagree this is very raw whereas Gordon ramsay throws pretty much everything

[@barbdrake5999]

cringe

[@casuallybry]

@@barbdrake5999 get real

[@marianita5871]

hello William Toledo from the band car seat headrest, im having a mental breakdown

[@marianita5871]

Ian escamilla si lees esto por favor paga mi fianza

[@ianescamilla666]

ayuda, llevo 5 días encerrado en el ático de mi tío, porfavor saquenme de aquí

[@evanlist8378]

Lost as to how people think this performance is shit. Sounds fuckin brilliant to me

[@CabbatheHot]

Tell my car I'm walking home, I have been destroyed by happy hours.

[@sealabtucker9278]

Outstanding. Thank you for this.

[@andrewoid4711]

Man i dont see any comments hating on the tuning like the comments say

[@alexspangler1880]

That dueling guitar part gets me everytime

[@piercehardy326]

The bass is my brain all of the time

[@TheYanivR]

One of the best Music I heard lately. Great guitar reefs and great distortion

[@Joe-dg6ls]

The drummer reminds me of Jason Segel from Freaks and geeks

[@Jacob-hv7jz]

one of the best songs will has released in 50 years

[@anggadaarya377]

loving the energy here!

[@jacobb7590]

Amazing! I love discovering new artist!

[@NightimeLemurs]

I also hate tuning

[@69ponies96]

its absolutely buckwild hearing substitutions for things they cant say on the radio

[@Carca.mp3]

It’s so funny to me that he can’t say “killed that fucker” but he can talk about a “hit of dmt” censorship be crazy ig

[@teapeaa]

They need an official recording of this ASAP

[@angel-tb3su]

it's on teens of denial

[@teapeaa]

@@angel-tb3su damn why hasnt anyone uploaded a seperate video of it yet

[@cowboykirby5208]

@@teapeaa only thing i can think of is copy right because a lot of TOD songs dont have official uploads :( ive heard a bit of the live one (its on spotify) but just switched back to this one cus its a bit better imo, but its certainly worth the listen

[@brxton7410]

this is so awful I love it

[@quietcast]

just fantastic.

[@jamesbrennan7668]

Is no one ever gonna mention the fact that this dude sounds like the lead of Talking Heads, this is some great energy for being live

[@MrDancingqueer]

Fantastic

[@stan_dinghere]

hes like if a whip spider were an alcoholic

[@spensert4933]

Drowning? Take the car seat headrest to break the driver's side window and climb out, while this song plays blub blub...

[@billtucker8084]

Epic!

[@Reecxyy]

beautiful

[@monkeyliver1986]

The solo is my favorite part

[@bwolfe8516]

sharing some of the same neighborhood as Parquet Courts....

[@zaraeraesmith7510]

They jammed so hard the earmuffs fell off !!

[@scarlettjade2206]

someone turn his mic up please

[@Babslab2]

I don’t know if it’s just me but he reminds me of a much younger skinnier black francis from the pixies, especially on teens of denial

[@cupcakechagrin]

This is them at the height of their powers.

[@GenericNameems]

Are these videos reuploaded? These are old live sessions

[@MaryamMohsin-fd7lz]

The riddler 2022

[@jxomxo]

Guys it's not even that bad

[@qnnikqs]

It’s not bad it’s amazing it’s a work of art really

[@shawnafoss187]

I love this song, so I guess I don't get what you all are bitching about! I know that they are young guys, but damn the singers voice is amazing!

[@misam2124]

I am freaking out in my mind In a house that isn't mine My end goal isn't clear Should not have had that last beer It's more than what you bargained for, but it's a little less than what you paid for My bowtie's come undone, my microphone hangs limp on the mic stand Tell my mother I'm going home, I have been destroyed by hippie powers Tell my mother I'm going home, I have been destroyed by hippie powers That guy I kinda hate is here Shouldn't have had that last... Whoo! Hit of DMT! La, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la La, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la What happened to that chubby little kid who smiled so much and loved the Beach Boys? What happened is I killed that fucker and I took his name, and I got new glasses Tell my mother I'm going home, I have been destroyed by hippie powers Tell my mother I'm going home, I have been destroyed by hippie powers

[@NayeItzelStroker]

Destroyed by hippie tunes.

[@gregorythomas5804]

Great band! Love their work ethic... they may well be the hardest touring band in the world at the moment.

[@donavonlist3121]

have you seen twenty one pilots tour dates, they're definitely touring harder

[@CasualAlbiniAppreciator]

Frank Turner's done over 2300 gigs, having started to tour intensively in 2006 and not letting go. Still at it and god are the live shows better than the albums

[@Carca.mp3]

@@donavonlist3121 no one cares

[@kidada7714]

Tasty

[@crazygood4]

have Alex G play KEXP

[@pageninetynine7533]

crazygood4 he sucks, he should play songs from trick and dsu, the new shit is horrible

[@darwinmarsh2941]

I honestly think the short eps are the best

[@KATASTROZ]

This song belongs in the Daria credits

[@stanleywilliams1100]

a nerd rocks out. yeeeeeeeaaahahhhh

[@davidmcnamara3227]

They're having fun. I wanna have fun. Sigh.

[@buzzybea7103]

never related more to a song in my life, never will relate more to one again

[@straightcashhomey1261]

Will Toledo is the millennial Conor Oberst who was the Gen X Stephen Malkmus

[@degrassi420]

malkmus is gen x lmao

[@fullmetalfanboy6280]

Well this sounds like shit. I fucking love it.

[@julieb6913]

What is the red guitar called ?

[@dancingcheeseproductions4127]

Gibson SG

[@monkeyliver1986]

Tony hawk pro skater 11 anyone

[@rosfederman]

i love how Seth can still make the same sound Ethan did before he became lead guitar without all the jumping around it’s funny

[@dangeroftime]

from 3:30 on this vid is legendary

[@totaldestruction152]

What were they smoking?

[@yoshc2579]

@@totaldestruction152 it was that last hit of dmt

[@totaldestruction152]

@@yoshc2579 *Really* shouldn't have had it.

[@SPARTA_EDITS_100]

I just wish he'd rock out more. Otherwise, yes it's a thumbs up 🐬

[@MitchellCFlint]

Bruh that low e string hurting me inside, far more than the lyrics ;-; Best gay furry rock band out there, I'll never stop listening to them Also, Will where's your mask (ik it's 2017, it's not a thing yet)

[@doodoomoomoo6475]

Check ya tuning brother Will signals him to fix dat shit

[@pablovinicius2212]

é nova essa banda?

[@madamebolores]

2011 era só o Will Toledo, 2013 eu acho que formou a banda

[@marmina1283]

sounds awful let me listen to it six more times

[@imgaybut1346]

homosexuality be damned, my boy can sing!!!

[@dwaynebratkowski2244]

Is there anywhere on youtube where i can listen to this without it being live? This is kinda upsetting

[@radge5026]

spotify and I believe the album is on band camp if you want to buy it

[@rickbannan7110]

Greg Tampico is the cutest frontman since Mark Motherbaugh

[@k0walsk]

I assume the tuning is on purpose... Gives a foreign, rough sound

[@nyoom9814]

First time I listened without watching the video I thought it was some jazz shit too and in a way it makes the song better

[@neutron-irl]

I don't think its on purpose, ive seen a few comments saying its tuned up to the F key, but i think they just noticed that its out of tune somewhere in the middle and decided to roll along with it and try their best to make it work, which - needless to say - just made the song 20x better in my opinion :]

[@ciara7172]

No cowbell:(

[@TreyDZd]

U need a prescription

[@caznevermind7128]

Pavement

[@neutron-irl]

Pavement

[@shyfox4036]

Harness

[@charlesfranta8472]

“Oh no the E string is a bit out in the first verse” stfu it’s noisy rock music it makes it sound better tbh

[@veryinteresting5870]

For some reason they remind me buffalo tom

[@GenericUserName8119]

When you forget to tune the low E string

[@donalias812]

What if was on purpose??? Did anyone thought that?

[@emillylouise0]

I am freaking out in my mind In a house that isn't mine My end goal isn't clear Should not have had that last beer It's more than what you bargained for But it's a little less than what you paid for My bowtie's come undone My microphone hangs limp on the mic stand Tell my mother I'm going home I have been destroyed by hippie powers Tell my mother I'm going home I have been destroyed by hippie powers That guy I kinda hate is here Shouldn't have had that last Whoo! Hit of DMT! What happened to that chubby little kid Who smiled so much and loved the Beach Boys? What happened is I killed that fucker And I took his name and I got new glasses Tell my mother I'm going home I have been destroyed by hippie powers Tell my mother I'm going home I have been destroyed by hippie powers

[@Long-HairedLuigi]

Love this song, I just can't figure out what the heck it's talking about! XD

[@dweep9546]

The bass tuning is killing me 😭😭😭 song still kicks ass tho

[@dawsonbriner8324]

will toledo is stephen malkmus’ son

[@Sciencegames21]

Will Toledo kind of looking like austin powers

[@degrassi420]

tell dr evil i’m coming home i’ve been destroyed by austin powers

[@ashtonpierce9675]

Didnt even notice it was out of tune

[@neutron-irl]

Same tbh

[@emiliogonzalez2531]

pinche will te amo cabron yo tmb soy furro como tu

[@diegomo1413]

Not enough cowbell 😔

[@amandstav2488]

53718

[@quinnydoll]

Will is giving david byrne

[@meriwetherr]

ANAJAJAJAJAJAJAJNANAJAJJAJAJAJAJ

[@abcdefgjdb]

This reminds me of the The Strokes Last Night live music video. A beautiful mess

[@gwendeseminat8r]

I told him to remember to breathe now hes mad cause he has to do it manually

[@sharifmahabuba8556]

I feel like they did not tune the instruments at all for this recording session lol

[@sharifmahabuba8556]

The bass is so out of tune

[@sharifmahabuba8556]

soooo out of tune, too bad because it's a great song

[@luuk441]

First time they ever play together? First time they hold an instrument?

[@leilajocelyn8447]

Why do the vocals sound so muted? Is it intentional or just a shit video?

[@jonstewart8008]

Who cares if his guitar is out of town? Since when are there rules in music?

[@arch_dornan6066]

@Jamie it had to leave town Im not proud of that joke

[@douglasferreira5082]

Anyone can play guitar

[@ericbaker8781]

I wanna be Jim Morrison.

[@chesterwigzell6042]

Douglas Ferreira i’ll be standing on the beach, with my guitar

[@edwoodvine6793]

@@ericbaker8781 FAT UGLY DEAD UGUGUGUGU

[@barbdrake5999]

AAAGHUUUUGHHUUAGAHUAGHAUUUAHAHHHHAHHHHHHHHHH

[@marcosescobar2516]

So what

[@ezrablake1234]

I'm really a big fan on this band and love all of their brilliant records came out via Matador but live performance must be improved. There's always thoughts on my mind when i watch their live clips on the KZbin like 'Will's voice is not that powerful as i expected like, not even close to studio version. and every songs become too simple and sloppy that it feels like that they never intended for it but it is in somehow. Maybe just clips can't take every great moments and strength of them at all. Cus they sounds amazing in the actual venue.

[@eliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii7505]

Idk their concerts are pretty nice like I really enjoyed it I don’t think video clips capture the actual projection of his voice.

[@user-ei8go8og5g]

will has said in an interview he always tries to do something different in live performance, he does have a powerful voice, it’s just that sometimes he chooses to do things like the studio version and other times he changes it so yeah it’s not gonna seem consistent

[@beefsteak444]

will is sucg a cutie patootie

[@HELPINGTHEBLINDSEE]

Literally wtf is going on with the improper chords by eclectically bicycle shop