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- Teens Of Denial [Explicit]
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- 5.58 x 4.95 x 0.28 in; 3.84 oz
- Language
- English
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- Matador Records
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With Teens of Denial, his first real "studio" album with an actual band, Will Toledo moves from bedroom pop to something approaching classic rock grandeur and huge (if detailed and personal) narrative ambitions, with nods to the Cars, Pavement, Jonathan Richman, Wire, and William Onyeabor. Teens of Denial refracts Toledo's particular, personal story of one difficult year through cultural touchstones such as the biography of Frank Sinatra, the evolution of the Me Generation as seen in Mad Men and elsewhere, plus elements of Eastern and Western theology. The whole thing flaunts a kind of conceptual, lyrical, and musical ambition that has been missing from far too much 21st-century music. Horns, keyboards, and elegant instrumental interludes set off art- garage moments; vivid vocal harmonies follow punk frenzy. The selfish captain of the capsized cruise liner in the Mediterranean in 2013 becomes a metaphor for struggles of the individual in society, as experienced by one hungover young man on the verge of adulthood.
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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 5.58 x 4.95 x 0.28 inches; 3.84 ounces |
| Manufacturer | Matador Records |
| Item model number | 35643844 |
| Original Release Date | 2016 |
| Label | Matador Records |
| Number of discs | 1 |
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Top Amazon Reviews
My Current Favorite Album (Sorry Teens of Style, You've Been Bumped to #2)
OK, the only response to my original review was negative, so I have edited it to give you maybe a better idea about this fine album. The theme of the album seems to be a somewhat bemused commentary on drug and alcohol consumption. There are many things I like about the songs--great melodies which at times soar like those from the Beach Boys (Cosmic Hero), along with screaming grunge (Hippie Powers and to a lesser extent Vincent.) But I think it is the genuineness of the album as a whole that I most appreciate. I don't like Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales because it comes off as preachy (possibly it was meant to be ironic?), but if it saves one life it's worth it My favorites are the intensely driving Vincent (listen before watching the video) and the ruminative Costa Concordia, essentially a suite which at times has lyrics coming from the standpoint of Toledo, Captain Schettino, and from the ship itself with the great line "It'll take 300 million dollars/To get me up tomorrow." Hippie Powers and Drugs with Friends are also very strong. The title suggests a generational attitude toward drugs, references to which are found throughout. If you liked Teens of Style, you'll love this album. If you're looking for something cutesy or polished, this ain't it.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2016 by Eric
This is my favorite album of 2016.
This was my introduction to CSH and it's good to the point that I almost dread whatever they do next as I feel I will always compare it to this masterpiece. I listen to most music produced from the 50's to today, most genres, from Metal to Folk and everything in between. I was drawn in by fill in the blank that I saw performed on the Late Show and was blown away. After weeks of listening to this cover to cover, I have to say thats not even the best and I've actually tired of it. Like a lot of great albums, the songs you skip over end up being the best when you give them a chance. Joe gets kicked out of school is definitely among my favorite songs ever by any band. The Ballad of the Costa Concordia I skipped a lot in the early days but now I put it up as loud as I can. I feel I could review every song on here and explain its greatness individually but you really just need to give this album a chance. If you like one song, you will like 75% or more of this album. Connect the Dot's is my least favorite, but it's growing on me.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2016 by Ken S.
Teens of Denial - Excellent Purchase
Perfect Amazon purchase - arrived ahead of time!
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2026 by Debbi D
Best Album of the Year
Perfect album. The last time I got this excited about an album was when I first heard Bloc Party's Silent Alarm. Toledo has nailed the early 90s indie rock sound (which itself echoed the late 60s, early 70s proto-punk), but he's incorporated the best of the generation of rock and roll that's emerged since then. The power of this album goes beyond that though. Every once in a while, you get to hear the sound of an artist coming into himself. Think OK Computer, Midnight Marauders, or In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. There's this moment when the artist finally figures out how to say what he's been trying to say. Toledo says it brilliantly here.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2016 by K. Fowler
And I'm not even good at it but it's everywhere because I can't remember ...
I-Robot in Vincent? Ramones, Hendrix, Police, of course the Beatles, it's ridiculous. "great artists steal." Picasso. And I'm not even good at it but it's everywhere. Bad ass yet Beautiful. Made me cry. Laugh. Think. fear but Hope. Social responsibility. For a 57 year old white guy with teenage kids that means a lot these days. Thank you dudes. Buddha is smiling brightly. Afterthought: "Connect The Dots" I am pretty sure is Green Day. Anyone with some help here? Rolling Stone completely dropped the ball sending a kid to review this album and it still made #4 on their chart for the year. Tell mother I won't be coming home. I have been destroyed by hippie powers. After after thought: my 17 year old son doesn't know who the Beach Boys are. Crimes against humanity and I feel like I committed it. Yes, I am pretty sure Will makes the Police's "Mother" palatable.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2017 by Hippy Powers
Great album to listen to all the way through
I love it so much in like the 2nd song when it builds up and he says, "Sometimes I just feel like going home / and sometimes I feel like THIS!!!" and the music breaks apart into feedback over a drumbeat and it punches you in the belly and you understand exactly, exactly, EXACTLY what he means. Good catchy songs, a little garage but this just expresses youth and bein ALIVE. Lyrics are so good I've actually looked them up sometimes.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2017 by ignacio f.
Great, But Unrefined Songwriting
I picked up Teens of Denial after hearing good things about Car Seat Headrest and seeing all of the glowing reviews here on Amazon, and I went into it with high expectations. However, after spending a few weeks listening to it every day, I can only really sum it up as "pretty good." The album is filled with great musical ideas, there are plenty of great hooks and riffs throughout and Toledo's vocals are wonderfully Ray Davies-esque. But for almost every song, the word "unrefined" keeps popping into my mind. The running time clocks in at over 70 minutes, and with only 12 songs, it can feel overlong. Almost every track has a pattern of featuring about three minutes of structured pop, followed by two to eight minutes of jamming on the chorus. As I listen to the album, I continuously imagine what it could have been if someone had reeled Will in a little bit, and gotten him to tighten it up. Most of the songs seem like they would lend themselves better to concise bursts of creativity, rather than running themselves out to ridiculous crescendos. The lyrics move back and forth between sharp observations and the type of clunky imitations that you could imagine writing in your 9th grade notebook margin. The album's opening lines "I'm so sick of fill in the blank / Accomplish more, accomplish nothing" are a good example of "sounds good, but doesn't mean much," but the song quickly moves into a sort of internal struggle that does a good job of capturing young misery, set to a strong chorus hook. One thing I noticed about the album as a whole is that almost nothing is repeated without modification. The melody of a verse will change after a chorus, and the following chorus will have a new layer of music on top of it, different from the previous one. This can either keep things fresh, or it can take some of your focus away. My favorite track is "Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales", despite the fact that it can sometimes sound like someone mashed the verses and choruses from seven different songs together. Each verse has a common musical theme, but the overall sound changes dramatically from quiet palm-muted guitar to lush, sparkling pop, which then bursts into the powerful, nonsensical chorus. I feel that having so many elements actually hurts the song though, and that it would be better served by focusing on the strongest melodies and compacting it into a stronger piece. Will actually did rework the song for a shorter single version, but his performance was much better on the album version in my opinion. One song that benefits from the long running time is "The Ballad of Costa Concordia", a nearly 12-minute piece that deserves the room to breathe. It lumbers along for a while, slowly revealing a Kinks-chorus and a lengthy poem about failing to adjust to the real world, before picking up the speed and tearing through the last half of the song. It would have worked perfectly as the last major song on the album, but for whatever reason it's followed by "Connect The Dots", which I can't hear as anything besides a bad late-period Green Day song. It's not a terrible song, but the verses are annoying and repetitive, and it doesn't sit well at the end of the album. The combination of great songwriting and bloated running times makes this a frustrating release for me. Almost every song has a spark of genius, but then something else will hold me back from calling it essential. I find myself loving the energy of "Unforgiving Girl" and then wondering why the chorus is only half-written and nearly silent. I hear Will sing "What happened to that chubby little kid who smiled so much and loved the Beach Boys?" toward the end of "Hippie Powers" and wonder why I can't get a little more of that melody. I listen to "Drugs With Friends", "Drunk Drivers", "Unforgiving Girl" and "Cosmic Hero" and wonder why they're still going three minutes after the last interesting thing was said, and then I consider chopping up the songs myself so I can throw them on without any reservations. Car Seat Headrest is getting a lot of attention lately, and I'm sure there will be a lot of material to come. I know it will be brilliant, and I hope it will be easier for me to get into.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2017 by Karl Pedorski
Banger (mental health album)
One of those albums you can enjoy from beginning to end without skipping a track. May not appeal to everyone since the lyrics go into emotional states about things. However, the arrangements are amazing.
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2022 by N.C.