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Melodies and Metaphors with Car Seat Headrest

Will Toledo is the singer/songwriter/visionary of Car Seat Headrest
Will Toledo is the singer/songwriter/visionary of Car Seat Headrestcourtesy Matador Records
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by Rico Gagliano and Brendan Newnam

July 16, 2016

Seattle-based musician Will Toledo — of the indie band Car Seat Headrest — got his start in Leesburg, Va., recording music in his car, hence the band’s name. He just signed to Matador Records, and he’s got a new album called “Teens of Style.” Here he is with a laid-back playlist.

This interview originally aired and published on Dec. 4, 2015, by Dinner Party Download from American Public Media.