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Teens Of Denial

Teens Of Denial

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Released 2016, US

Double vinyl LP pressing includes digital download. 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.

SKU:744861109105

Tracklist

  • A1: Fill In The Blank
  • A2: Vincent
  • B1: Destroyed By Hippie Powers
  • B2: (Joe Gets Kicked Out Of School For Using) Drugs With Friends (But Says This Isn't A Problem)
  • B3: Not What I Needed
  • B4: Drunk Drivers / Killer Whales
  • C1: 1937 State Park
  • C2: Unforgiving Girl (She's Not An)
  • C3: Cosmic Hero
  • D1: The Ballad Of The Costa Concordia
  • D2: Connect The Dots (The Saga Of Frank Sinatra)
  • D3: Joe Goes To School

Genres & Styles

Genres: Rock
Styles: Alternative Rock and Indie Rock

Other Information

Second pressing released by Matador following a copyright claim by Ric Ocasek, resulting in the recall of the initial pressing. This edition features a gatefold sleeve, along with printed inner sleeves and a download code. Recorded at Soundhouse and Avast! studios, this 2016 release is under the label ℗ & © Matador Records. "The Ballad Of The Costa Concordia" includes lyrics and elements from the song "White Flag" by F. Armstrong, R. Armstrong, and R. Nowels, licensed by Future Furniture, Universal Music-MGB Songs & Warner Chappell Music Inc (ASCAP).

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* Audio and tracklist in this preview may differ from the vinyl record. See tracklist for the vinyl record above.