Q 01/05

Will Toledo recorded early Car Seat Headrest vocals in the back seat of his family's car in search of what?

A) Reverb

B) Privacy

C) Darkness

D) Warmth

Answer · why

B) Privacy

Privacy was hard to find at home, so he sang into his laptop's built-in microphone there and did not buy a separate one for the project's first three ...

Q 02/05

Members of which hip-hop band backed Car Seat Headrest on 'Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales' on The Tonight Show in 2016?

A) De La Soul

B) The Roots

C) OutKast

D) The Fugees

Answer · why

B) The Roots

The Roots, the show's house band, added horns and organ, giving the six-minute song a new arrangement for television.

Q 03/05

Which new wave songwriter refused Car Seat Headrest the use of 'Just What I Needed', forcing an album recall?

A) David Byrne

B) Elvis Costello

C) Ric Ocasek

D) Mark Mothersbaugh

Answer · why

C) Ric Ocasek

Ric Ocasek of the Cars said no days before release, after learning Will Toledo had changed a line of the original, so Toledo wrote a replacement track...

Q 04/05

The recalled first pressing of Car Seat Headrest's Teens of Denial was destroyed at the label's warehouse using what?

A) A wood chipper

B) A steamroller

C) An industrial furnace

D) A garbage truck

Answer · why

D) A garbage truck

A garbage truck compactor crushed the discs and vinyl in the first recall in the label's history, while downloads went ahead and shops waited until Ju...

Q 05/05

On which music platform did Will Toledo self-release a dozen Car Seat Headrest projects before signing a label deal?

A) SoundCloud

B) Myspace

C) Bandcamp

D) YouTube

Answer · why

C) Bandcamp

Bandcamp hosted all twelve between 2010 and 2014, and Toledo chose the site after seeing the band Cults find an audience there.

Want the full quiz?

Play the full Car Seat Headrest quiz — scored, streaked, and passable to a friend.

Play it on BrainPickle