This is part of Creative Loafing Tampa’s new issue, The Year In Music. See and listen to the rest of our top albums here.
Car Seat Headrest, Teens of Denial (Matador) Like most nervous young men, Car Seat Headrest’s Will Toledo doesn’t know what he wants out of people. But, with Teens of Denial, the geeky indie-rock hero isn’t searching for answers or sputtering excuses as to why he ain’t got ‘em — he just wants to tell you what’s keeping him stuck in his head or alone in his bed. Consider this the angsty teen AOTY (“Album of the Year” for the olds out there), perfect for the sad boy in your life who self-medicates with pay-what-you-will Bandcamp EPs and self-loathes without mercy. Teens is a voice-cracking classic. —Abram Scharf
This article appears in Dec 15-22, 2016.
