Teens Of Denial

Description

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.

Features:

Product Details:

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12 x 12.6 x 1 inches; 8 Ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Matador Records
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ OLE 1091
• Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2016
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ May 24, 2016
• Label ‏ : ‎ Matador Records
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1