Car Seat Headrest debut epic 8-minute new song ‘There Must Be More Than Blood’

WATCH A SPECIAL ACCOMPANYING ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE OF THE TRACK BY WILL TOLEDO AS TRAIT HERE

NEW ALBUM MAKING A DOOR LESS OPEN OUT MAY 1 ON MATADOR

“The most dynamic and commercially assured album in Car Sear’s winding discography – is actually an invitation to cut loose… songs (…) in a meticulously crafted momentum of seductive choruses, classic-rock brawn and dancefloor-release” – MOJO ****

Car Seat Headrest today reveal dreamy nigh-on 8-minute epic ‘There Must Be More Than Blood’, ahead of the release of their much anticipated new album Making A Door Less Open on May 1st. Listen here. The release is accompanied by a special acoustic performance of the song by frontman Will Toledo in character as ‘Trait’. 

In its mesmeric slow burn, album centrepiece ‘There Must Be More Than Blood’ presents another facet of the broad palette found on MADLO, with Toledo placing emphasis on the individual songs, each with its own “special energy”.

‘There Must Be More Than Blood’ follows recent singles ‘Hollywood‘, described by Stereogum as “great — like, really, really great. It’s got a heavy groove, a piercing alt-rock guitar riff, and a throat-shredding hook I can’t wait to sing along with whenever live music returns”, ‘Martin’, currently on the BBC 6 Music playlist and receiving plays from Jack Saunders on BBC Radio 1, and ‘Can’t Cool Me Down’ which has surpassed 1.5 million streams on Spotify.

Car Seat Headrest have cancelled their summer tour dates due to COVID-19, with plans to reschedule. Read a statement from Toledo here.

Making A Door Less Open will be available with distinct track listings and mixes for digital, CD and vinyl. Pre-order HERE. Created over the course of four years, it is the result of a fruitful “collaboration” between Car Seat Headrest, led by Will Toledo, and 1 Trait Danger, a CSH electronic side project consisting of drummer Andrew Katz and Toledo’s alternate persona, Trait. 

MAKING A DOOR LESS OPEN

pre-order here

Digital Tracklist:

1. Weightlifters
2. Can’t Cool Me Down
3. Deadlines (Hostile)
4. Hollywood
5. Hymn (Remix)
6. Martin
7. Deadlines (Thoughtful)
8. What’s With You Lately
9. Life Worth Missing
10. There Must Be More Than Blood
11. Famous

Vinyl Tracklist:

1. Weightlifters
2. Can’t Cool Me Down
3. Hollywood
4. There Must Be More Than Blood
5. Hymn
6. Deadlines
7. Martin
8. What’s With You Lately
9. Life Worth Missing
10. Famous

CD Tracklist:

1. Weightlifters
2. Can’t Cool Me Down
3. Hollywood
4. Martin
5. Hymn (Remix)
6. There Must Be More Than Blood
7. Deadlines
8. What’s With You Lately
9. Life Worth Missing
10. Famous
11. Deadlines (Alternate Acoustic) [Bonus Track]
12. Hollywood (Acoustic) [Bonus Track]