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The Scholars

Car Seat Headrest

The Scholars

Fifth album and first in five years from the Will Toledo-led low-fi indie pop band

ADM rating[?]

7.5

Label
Matador
UK Release date
02/05/2025
US Release date
02/05/2025
  1. 10.0 |   Spill Magazine

    NEW A cinematic exploration of maximalism that will appeal to any fan of rock operas
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  2. 8.5 |   Paste Magazine

    NEW After their divisive 2020 LP Making a Door Less Open, the Seattle band returns with their best new album in almost a decade
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  3. 8.0 |   Dork

    NEW Car Seat Headrest truly embraced the epic here; and it’s paid off in spades
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  4. 7.5 |   Northern Transmissions

    NEW wNot every moment hits, and some narrative threads drift off without resolution. But The Scholars is a strong swing at a genre that often collapses under its own weight
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  5. 7.0 |   Far Out

    NEW n a sheer auditory level, it sounds like a time-warp of the last 25 years of indie music packed into one; an enjoyable listen, but with none of the narrative imprint
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  6. 7.0 |   Slant Magazine

    NEW The album is a critical reminder that rock ‘n’ roll can and often should be an audacious thing
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  7. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    NEW There is no obvious story-line, but more of a tortuous and poetically-inspired journey
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