Car Seat Headrest - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

KEXP.ORG presents Car Seat Headrest performing live during KEXP's New Home Grand Opening. Recorded April 16, 2016.
Songs:
Fill In The Blank
Vincent
Times to Die
1937 State Park
Unforgiving Girl (She's Not An)
Audio Engineer: Julian Martlew
Audio Mixer: Kevin Suggs
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Shelly Corbett, Luke Knecht & Justin Wilmore
Editor: Jim Beckmann
kexp.org

[@jamesenglish9552]

Ethan was one hell of a bass player before Seth joined

[@XxAirocker08xX]

"I get signs from the audience" 😂😂

[@shawndavis9070]

Nice pfp

[@pandanurse]

This crowd doesn't look like they realize they're seeing one of the greatest bands in the world.

[@protronix]

i think they're being ironic.

[@JonathanRodriguez-il7xs]

@@protronix About what?

[@protronix]

​@@JonathanRodriguez-il7xs What appears to be a group of youngsters not enjoying themselves, may be in fact a group of youngsters actually enjoying themselves.

[@gwendeseminat8r]

@@protronix this is wisdom. this is also probably the next car seat headrest lyric.

[@daenieldatu8499]

This crowd was blessed by this set, and, maybe it's just the Classic KEXP Mixing guarantee, this performance. Ethan on bass has such energy and Will poured out some of those lyrics.

[@cinemarxism]

Love to see Cheryl grooving out on the sidelines haha what a hero

[@AlectriXSharpness]

I swear Cheryl is one of the biggest CSH fans ever haha

[@taruuuu]

she's so fucking cute

[@Sheriff_Ochs]

This version of Times to Die is to die for.

[@astridweatherfield4840]

the bass player is goin fuckin hard

[@myles6917]

yes he's fucking crazy

[@pandanurse]

Just watching him is giving me carpal tunnel! He needs to play with his wrist, not his arm.

[@idonttouchkids]

"indie good"

[@ES295]

And yet he is inaudible...which is good.

[@rafaelhannah4818]

+ES295 fuck up

[@jaketyler11]

Fill In the Blank: 0:00 Vincent: 4:57 Times to Die: 10:59 1937 State Park: 18:13 Unforgiving Girl (She's Not An): 22:30

[@blackopsfan03]

God bless

[@Fullbatteri]

A real human being And a real hero!

[@crystalneth994]

wish the bass was louder

[@XxAirocker08xX]

yeah I can't even hear the bass at all

[@turmulus9658]

haha?

[@XxAirocker08xX]

+Eric Towne yeah this was sick

[@TheGoldDragon100]

I'm on PC attached to a stereo with an AUX cable and the bass is perfectly audible.

[@XxAirocker08xX]

+I am the Lizard King, I can do anything the tone kinda sucks and it should be louder though

[@fruitlessworship]

rip will's distortion pedal

[@briancox9095]

CSH as a 3pc is so raw and driving. Captures the feel of some of the early recordings.

[@Chipcob66]

Blimey. I've bought (and loved) the last two albums and this is the time I've seen him. Not since Beck I have got the voice-to-the-face thing so wrong.

[@danielrock3498]

I didnt know mclovin had is own solo project

[@mafalda9812]

Daniel Rock hahahaha

[@notmattwalsh]

will toledo is the greatest lyricist who ever lived

[@SilhouetteLifter]

Isaac Brock. but yeah he is very good

[@123joelad456]

that belongs to bob Dylan

[@duzskii]

@@123joelad456 No, never

[@thepokko]

Sounding great on the new stuff. Enjoying the new album so much.

[@marygutierrez1930]

For the first five minutes, I was like this crowd is standing completely still.. wth

[@fruitlessworship]

i was there and it was a pretty bad prospect me a friend and a couple others started a small mosh pit but it didn't seem like anybody was really dancing for most the show

[@fruitlessworship]

it was free so there's that but i couldn't tell you why else honestly every show i've been to in my years here have been amazing

[@kentuckychromedesign]

Welcome to Seattle.

[@Comenter0999]

Lol yeah I was thinking maybe they aren't allowed to dance because kexp ppl were filming but if not they're lame

[@marygutierrez1930]

+Kevin Rachman Seattle likes bubbles???

[@lewism.henderson9571]

*"It feels like it's been out forever, but... not yet!"*

[@1LinkEdits]

Absolutely addicted to Car Seat Headrest, but definitely needs that second guitar to get that fuller sound, or at least a louder Bass to balance Will's much high-end sounding distortion, Not a lot of thickness in the instruments for Wills scratchy vocals

[@csheriff34]

Bassist is going ham with those downstrokes

[@chloerenee4148]

I forgot about this band I used to listen to them so much

[@FossilFishy]

Fucking hell, that was great! Smart, funny, passionate, and monsterously tight. Had I been there I'd have kicked Mr. Hands-in-pockets-pat-pat-applause in the back of the knees and danced over his prostrate, apathetic ass. Mind you, I turn fifty day after tomorrow so I'd end up spraining something, still, it'd be totally worth it. This is the sort of music that reminds me that my soul isn't yet entirely made of cinder and ash. Thanks KEXP and thanks Car Seat Headrest.

[@FarstaBjorn]

There is hope for the future - the best I've heard in a long time !!

[@bulletbelt97]

it seems like they gave Will a bunch of sleeping pills and just dragged him on stage

[@daveteves]

I think I may have gone gay for Will. :o

[@fackumon292]

Same

[@camharper558]

I wish the bass was louder :(

[@BrianKiddDevDesign]

Kind of a Velvet Underground vibe actually. I can appreciate this music. It definitely has a stripped-down, indie vibe to it, which is in the tradition of Sonic Youth, Pavement, maybe even this little band called Possum Dixon that some of you may remember. Not bad.

[@stuckinapiano]

follow the bass player on twitter @OhNoEthanIves he deserves more

[@sadcat7947]

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@poopyjoe7883]

i wish they’d have played vincent noisier but still an awesome show!

[@bransonmorgan1218]

He kinda looks like a male Bob's Burgers Tina.

[@aveytare2185]

Branson Morgan I think you mean he screeches like her

[@BrassNukes11]

this sounds so much better than the album version.

[@christienayers1789]

I've been waiting for this.

[@grungesoundsgood]

who knew Mclovin would go on to front a band - and a FUCKING great band no less!

[@deadasamau5]

I know a fantastic local band here in Illinois who played on VH1's Make a Band Famous called the spectators, if KEXP could get them in for a performance I think the viewers would really enjoy their sound

[@deadasamau5]

sorry, name is Spectators, minus "the"

[@SilhouetteLifter]

If you don't think the sound quality is good enough you don't have your volume up high enough

[@JC-no3jm]

I fucking love this band 🙌🏼

[@enriquevaldeza]

Powerful bass 👍🏻

[@jeffmorrison297]

What an awful audience.

[@iBrossTV]

Holy shit! I like a lot this band.

[@Comenter0999]

BA BOP

[@W_R_L_L_]

Amazing even with the omissions and censoring.

[@lionfearts]

Ethan nearly swallowed the mike at the end omfg

[@_badpolygon]

joy division and sonic youth had a kid

[@oOShutts97]

No.

[@_badpolygon]

+oOShutts97 yes.

[@IFeelSoTongueTied]

yr a fuckin joke lmao

[@IFeelSoTongueTied]

lmao if anyone's a pussy it's this fuckin nerd singin

[@_badpolygon]

+Doug Phrishpreed. Why don't you pick up a guitar and try to get 40,000 views? Doubt you have the courage to put yourself out there like that

[@corpuscollossus]

Rockin my cubicle

[@bizarrapmusic]

1937 state park isn't the same without the keyboard part :C

[@xXATrainXx]

27:41 hahaha!! Oh dear.

[@dooomhotel]

lmao

[@alexisb3925]

It's great seeing Ethan on bass duties lol

[@MR_UNICORN]

it's so cooooooool

[@myles6917]

they should of played destroyed by hippie powers or connect the dots

[@shimmipenguin1764]

Should've, not should of

[@jrgbello]

Sounds a bit flat. The studio session would have worked better, I guess.

[@jpmoyn]

don't get out of the house much for live shows, do you?

[@jrgbello]

You like jumping to conclusion, don't you?

[@jpmoyn]

yes

[@karu6111]

There's this live performance of theirs having 2 guitars instead of just will, sounds better.

[@iakusz]

This is pretty good

[@Xavier-vp6gk]

i love you

[@jeremyslemenda4669]

Sebasour Sr 2016

[@CrazyFreerunner]

Scott Pilgrim right here

[@fionnsterr]

SAYIN'

[@kayzinti4452]

The new Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers?

[@sametzweiler2630]

Id love to know what that bass player is actually playing but it cant hear him

[@AromaticVendor]

Dinosaur Jr/Guided by Voices/Pavement

[@joebardsley3681]

nice tshirt! BBC yoooo

[@lukeberrie3942]

Awww where's Drunk Drivers :(

[@Diego-vq8et]

So... McLovin' leads an indie rock band?

[@jubeshark]

You have no right to be depressed But I do Because I am old And I know who Jonathan Richman is.

[@deadasamau5]

These guys have a lot of buzz, but I really feel like there are other bands that deserve it more than this

[@dragonno6587]

somebody wake up the singer, i can't understand wtf he's mumbling

[@marie-bm6lf]

i love 25:10

[@thebargainbin6020]

how did the crowd not yell "stay the fuck down" at the appropriate time? disappointed.

[@moneyforwater]

I approve

[@dangeroftime]

10:33 is funny af

[@aspectdawning]

hi will toledo

[@ahmetcangokceer]

[@malori9293]

!!!!

[@shawndavis9070]

13:47 ba bop

[@marisabella5043]

Check out The Young Wild’s new single “Not a One” here : www.vevo.com/watch/the-young-wild/Not-a-One-(Official-Video)/USH5V1522517

[@brianpage7816]

after you win your grammy don't start mixing that jangly feedbacky sound out.............

[@LuisMedinaInformador]

00:00 - 00:28 SCOFF Nirvana.

[@sammy8298]

censoring can...STAY THE FUCK DOWN!!

[@TheGogogadget123]

where are the f words in fill in the blank?

[@rawbeefking866]

kexp might not be allowed to do explicit lyrics or something

[@purewonka]

Sounds muffled.

[@very.happy.ben.]

9:17 🥵

[@fairlamjon]

f l i p i n g h e c k

[@Iamolfactory23]

No bueno!

[@chronotrigger8864]

Sounds kinda flat compared to studio versions, hope that changes in march when i see them live

[@diegosalvatierra7845]

Wth with the crowd

[@diegoriveragutierrez]

mc lovin :D

[@ImTooAbstract]

Sounds thin :/

[@iplaythebasslol]

Asian kung fu generation

[@francescobertelli8588]

i do hate these timber of voices

[@thebargainbin6020]

man whoever did sound for this show should get fired though.

[@bickled]

Great band. Great record. Sound no good

[@evantoal9949]

That crowd is weak

[@TheJaimee1317]

Kinda reminds me of Ramones.

[@TheJaimee1317]

+Manny Man listen to Ramones I wanna be sedated you'll know why I kinda reminded it.

[@jorgecortes3107]

q wea mas mala xd

[@rossnuk]

Sound isn't great. They sound like a 3rd rate Guided by Voices to me. Some interesting guitar lines but there is too much going on in the songs for my taste. The vocals are miles out of key at times. Too much hype from the internet trying to tout them as saviours of indie rock.

[@fruitlessworship]

it was actually a pretty good show! the frontman's distortion pedal died at the beginning so the guitar tone is in shambles here but i think it's pretty good music and they have some good energy i'm not sure what you mean by out of key, the vocal lines are in key for the most part - sometimes off pitch but that's live shows

[@rossnuk]

Yeah I know it's tough getting a good sound live. I listened to the album and I am still not convinced but may try to catch them live soon. I think they are ok but still not convinced of all the hype.

[@mrmabst]

listen to their older stuff like Monomania

[@rush2795]

the bassist is great. the drummer is good. the guitar and vocals are boring as fucking hell. which is funny cause he's the bandleader

[@myles6917]

its better recored and his voice is something u kinda got to in to

[@rush2795]

Myles Seber yeah slight improvement in the studio version, but i honestly never will get into his voice. not to be stubborn, but if i want to hear his voice i'll ask a pubescent 13 year old how his day was.

[@myles6917]

+rush2795 ya its a voice a lot of people won't like. but I love it I can feel his voice crack and makes it feel passionate or something

[@smilingdog4067]

They sound like umpteenth house party bands I heard growing up. Fun and energetic, just not memorable.

[@rush2795]

***** i've seen many bad sets then. kexp, this one, studio recordings, ....

[@namccann215]

Listening to this dude try to sing is like listening to Lil Wayne trying to play guitar. I've listened to a ridiculous amount of music that contains questionable vocal ability throughout the years, but this has got to be one the worst live vocals that I've ever heard from a band that's getting buzz. What the fuck is that noise that he makes around 1:38

[@jdm8813]

Who do you think is a good singer then?

[@Hitchlucas]

its called punk rock man.

[@hbrhh2932]

Are you serious? I love will's vocals

[@deankingofthebees6772]

namccann215 i think you're missing the point of the music

[@wartimemodels]

Pretty meh for a band that is getting so much buzz to be honest. Perfectly passable, middle of the road indie band (with quirky name, glasses, etc.) with songs you've all but forgotten about before you make it home from the show.

[@TheLemonExperience]

Could you be any more condescending? Obviously they have a pretty limited live set-up but the songs on the album are filled out much better with much tighter mixing and production. Really makes all the difference.

[@jackknowles5295]

plus his lyricism is top quality, he was born to be some kind of writer at least.

[@stickyqq]

Actually I prefer their live sound. In studio it all seems so much overproduced.

[@olivercornford5304]

ToD is already one of my all time favourite albums. The hype is fully deserved

[@aquelle200]

pfft. speak for yourself!

[@hippyjodorowsky8102]

Very mediocre. The bassist is the best part of this.

[@vanapa9]

Another vapid band..pounding out over-used riffs with forgettable vocals and zero innovation. Keep trying..and wait until you have it right. TODAY..ANYONE can form a band -practice for 6 months and go "public". Everything is RELATIVE and why would anyone listen to this over authentic/talented/innovative music from prior years??? Answer-just because its not from prior years....

[@stevendicker6122]

You're autistic, this guy's been playing music for 15 years.