Car Seat Headrest - Cosmic Hero (Live on KEXP)

KEXP.ORG presents Car Seat Headrest performing “Cosmic Hero" 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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[@elmakovoz4529]

he's this generation's lou reed and this song only proves that. i love you will toledo!! thank you for being the coolest ever and for getting me through high school. your music changed my life, i remember when i was in ninth grade i used to jam out to your tunes while skipping class and smoking shitty weed. i got it from my friend aaron, he didn't charge very much and back then i thought it was because he liked me, but now i'm realizing that he only gave me stems and seeds, and i was too inexperienced to know that. i never got a chance to confront him about it though, he moved to europe a few years ago. i think he would've liked this song! aaron, if you're out there, please venmo me - you know that what you did was wrong. you don't have to venmo me very much though, i was happy in the moment and that's what matters, i guess. i'm trying to move on from my past, and a lot of that means letting go of grudges. i'm trying to be a better person. i don't really know what that means, though. can i improve myself just by trying? or do i need external help? anyway will toledo you're cool and i love you

[@times2die]

perfect comment.

[@drinkinGreenTeaAllGotdamnDay]

This is Sweet Jane of the Velvet Underground with Joe goes to school with ghost of Bob Saget all wrapped into cosmic hero. Sick.

[@zacharymontoto9646]

The sweet Jane cover midway was so unexpected this shit is raw as fuck

[@Jearlego]

I see he’s throwing a bit of “the ghost of bob saget” in there. Good to see him reusing some of his older songs.

[@danishcookies]

Most of the people don't realise the gem " the ghost of Bob Saget " is, I just am sad we'll never be able to hear it live.

[@JoeCoughlin]

Too soon

[@randomdudes3031]

@@JoeCoughlin negative 3 years too soon

[@lucapasquini213]

"If you really wanna make the change, you would cut yourself off completely. But if you just wanted to be ok, it will never be ok."

[@mattattack2502]

the fact that this has a midroll ad is criminal

[@azy8733]

god, the velvet underground cover they threw in like halfway through was awesome

[@charliedekoster5159]

Can we petition to take the midroll ads out of this beautiful song??

[@michaeltaff8083]

Will's become quite the showman ❤😍

[@jaschul]

Sings like Beck, looks like Elvis Costello, likes the Velvet Underground -- what's not to love?

[@hunterhunter1986]

i think you mean mclovin, not costello

[@user-ei8go8og5g]

@@hunterhunter1986 the mclovin jokes are so tired.

[@theWARMJET]

theres some elements of Casablancas and Mr E, but who cares

[@ddoyle3856]

one of my fave bands now...some real melodic tunes here.

[@myles6917]

SWEET JANNNE!

[@user-ei8go8og5g]

this is the best version of cosmic hero ever

[@max79_99]

This sounds like Cosmic Hero+ Joe Goes To School, i love it. The both use a similar chord prog, so they work well.

[@eileenmarshall199]

check this out too carseatheadrest.bandcamp.com/track/the-ghost-of-bob-saget

[@user-ei8go8og5g]

@Andrew Semisch the chords for joe goes to school were originally used on album 4 in the song the ghost of bob saget as well

[@bugcatcher00]

It's Cosmic Hero + the ghost of bob saget

[@dhenrique8]

2:17 this line always destroys me

[@espressodepresso8294]

Same

[@asiago315]

S A M E

[@asiago315]

s a m e

[@NotThatTomBrady]

Naked Car Seat Giant Headrest are my favorite thing ever!

[@Enrage_]

one of my fav song of all time

[@evanpoole7829]

loved the drums on this track!

[@FEaddict]

Dance Girl: Cheryl Waters. Haha, shes always excited when theyre in studio.

[@rosariawellman4726]

BEST VERSION OF COSMIC HERO

[@visage161]

his voice is so good at every kinda singing its incredible

[@mavd2650]

sempre bom relembrar

[@thebargainbin6020]

ANYONE WHOEVER HAD A HEART!!!!!!!!

[@monkeyliver1986]

This song is so 1997. Awesome

[@MrGrimlocke]

i love their vibe

[@jowy7559]

ethan ives braces king

[@nekronos]

insanely good

[@mavd2650]

saudade das lives de csh no kexp

[@MrJojomanhb]

Bro I looked up cosmic hero for the first time In 5 years and stumbled on this gem 💎 6:12 this made my marbles tingle

[@BroSlayzer]

612 is where the musics at. 612=MPLS are code

[@dawsonbriner8324]

lou would be proud

[@jarjarbinkski7802]

Why is there an ad in the middle of sweet Jane

[@dhenrique8]

I love you WILL

[@times2die]

last night i was haunted by the ghost of cosmic hero

[@alifa9675]

is this new kexp studio?

[@belugawhale5082]

1:32

[@sprocastersprocaster]

beatles esq beauty

[@charliedekoster5159]

dude an ad in the middle of the song? seriously??

[@adamazzalino5247]

How do people not have adblocker in 2023?

[@neptr]

7:57

[@miaumiaumiaumiaumiauou]

will toledooo😭😭😭😭😭

[@dawsonhill5525]

134k views of this are from me

[@robin.s.]

new studio? nice!

[@brigitteb6889]

[@meriwetherr]

4:50

[@siedlik5461]

How is the second guitar tuned? Standard EADGBE or something different? ASAP

[@filiplipkowski4963]

I'm pretty sure it's standard tuning

[@olliehussey64]

Damn Richard Osman can sing?!?!

[@andydufresne87]

The intro is so much "Pearl Jam"....

[@LCC722]

Tune that guitar man

[@majesticspaceduck876]

Definitely a chorus effect but the dodgy tuning doesn't help lol

[@mikeporten8174]

Who gives a fuck about the tuning when the song's this good?

[@jacklondon3922]

I do

[@AtlanticSpamHammer]

It's not that bad on this one compared to Destroyed by Hippie Powers.

[@spartan1010101]

I think that’s just their sound aesthetic, I’m sure if they wanted to have it tuned to the standard they would.

[@juvidbautistasanchez3030]

WTF That isn't LP V:

[@pimponator15]

yo these are different lyrics wtf are they

[@AtlanticSpamHammer]

It's like a mixture of Cosmic Hero and Sweet Jane

[@pimponator15]

it's annoying I can't look up the lyrics to this version 😥

[@AtlanticSpamHammer]

There's also a bit of The Ghost of Bob Saget at the end

[@pimponator15]

I wanna know what he says in that last verse

[@ethanmckaig7219]

A little late but Sweet Jane by The Velvet Underground, in the middle. They start at 5:00.

[@helioossom]

This is Genius!, Why they did the album version so boring!!?

[@leandrorodriguez315]

The openings vocals mess up all