American rock band Car Seat Headrest has released 14 studio albums, 4 live albums, 5 compilation albums and 5 extended plays. Starting in 2010, band self-released its first eight albums on the platform Bandcamp. In 2015, the band signed to Matador Records, and has since released five albums through the label.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions US USIndie AUS BEL(FL) BEL(WA) NED POR SCOPeaks in Scotland: Twin Fantasy (Face to Face): Making a Door Less Open: The Scholars: SPA UKPeaks of Car Seat Headrest in the United Kingdom: All except noted: Teens of Denial: 1 Released: May 1, 2010 Label: Self-released Format: DL — — — — — — — — — — 2 Released: June 1, 2010 Label: Self-released Format: DL — — — — — — — — — — 3 Released: July 16, 2010 Label: Self-released Format: DL — — — — — — — — — — 4 Released: August 16, 2010 Label: Self-released Format: DL — — — — — — — — — — My Back Is Killing Me Baby Released: March 26, 2011 Label: Self-released Format: CS, DL — — — — — — — — — — Twin Fantasy Released: November 2, 2011 Label: Self-released, Matador Format: CD, CS, DL, LP — — — — — — — — — — Monomania Released: August 1, 2012 Label: Self-released Format: CD, DL — — — — — — — — — — Nervous Young Man Released: August 23, 2013 Label: Self-released Format: DL — — — — — — — — — — Teens of Style Released: October 30, 2015 Label: Matador Format: CD, CS, DL, LP — — — 117 — — — — — — Teens of Denial Released: May 20, 2016 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, LP 180 15 — 121 — 82 — — — 198 Twin Fantasy (Face to Face) Released: February 16, 2018 Label: Matador Format: CD, CS, DL, LP 92 3 — 43 200 88 18 29 96 68 Making a Door Less Open Released: May 1, 2020 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, LP 184 22 86 91 — — — 9 — — The Scholars Released: May 2, 2025 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, LP — 35 — — — — — 15 — — Teen of Denial (Joe's Story) Released: May 20, 2026 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, LP — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released
Live albums Title Album detailsLive at WCWM: Car Seat Headrest Released: July 6, 2013 Label: Why Me Format: DL Spotify Sessions Released: July 15, 2016 Label: Matador Format: Streaming Commit Yourself Completely Released: June 17, 2019 Label: Matador Format: DL, streaming, CDr Faces from the Masquerade Released: December 8, 2023 Label: Matador Format: DL, streaming, LP
Compilation albums Title Album detailsLittle Pieces of Paper with "No" Written on Them Released: December 8, 2010 Label: Self-released Format: DL Disjecta Membra Released: August 23, 2013 Label: Self-released Format: DLTwin Fantasy / Monomania / How To Leave Town Released: May 7, 2015 Label: Self-released Format: 3xCDrThe MADLO EPs Released: March 2022 Label: Matador Format: CDScholars: Early Hack Released: May 2, 2025 Label: Matador Format: CD
Extended plays Title EP detailsSunburned Shirts Released: October 5, 2010 Label: Self-released Format: DL Living While Starving Released: November 22, 2012 Label: Self-released Format: DL How to Leave Town Released: October 31, 2014 Label: Self-released Format: CD, DLMADLO: Influences Released: June 20, 2021 Label: Matador Format: DL MADLO: Remixes Released: June 22, 2021 Label: Matador Format: DL
Singles
As lead artist Title Year Chart positions Album USAAA USAlt. USRockAir. MEXAir. "No Passion" 2015 — — — — Teens of Style "Something Soon" — — — — "Times to Die" — — — — "Vincent" 2016 — — — 34 Teens of Denial "Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales" — — — —"Fill in the Blank" — — — — "Drunk Drivers / Killer Whales (Single Version)" — — — — "Unforgiving Girl (She’s Not A) [Single Version]" 2017———— "War Is Coming (If You Want It)" — — — — "Beach Life-In-Death" — — — — Twin Fantasy (Face to Face) "Nervous Young Inhumans" 2018 — — — 44 "Cute Thing" — — — — "My Boy (Twin Fantasy)" — — — — "Can't Cool Me Down"2020 — — — — Making a Door Less Open "Martin" — — — — "Hollywood" 31 29 45 — "There Must Be More Than Blood"Alternative Acoustic. YouTube. from the original on April 23, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020 — — — — "Bodys (Live at Brooklyn Steel)". Spotify. Retrieved July 29, 20242023 — — — — Faces from the Masquerade "Gethsemane"2025————The Scholars "CCF ('I'm Gonna Stay With You')"———— "The Catastrophe (Good Luck With That, Man)"———— "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Split singles +List of split singles, with year released and other artists shown Title Year Peak chart positions Other artist(s) UKSales "We Looked Like Giants" / "Brand New Colony" 2023 20 The Beths, Pickle Darling
Appears On + List of appearances, showing date released, album, and formats Track Release Date Album Released By Format "Rebelradio" July 30, 2011 Spiritual Advice in the Vacuum Beta Snake Records DL, CD "House Band" September 29, 2012 Youth Culture Dummy DL, CD "Nobody Dies" October 29, 2014 Servo Driven Hip Swivel DL, CD "Hi Life" December 1, 2014 Compilation 2/Slackgaze Split Air Balloon Tapes DL, CS "Lowbrow" March 16, 2015 If There's Hell Below Present: The Good Shit If There's Hell Below DL "America" April 15, 2016 The Quad Dub Luau Records DL, CD, LP "Culture" "Fill in the Blank" October 11, 2017 Live Current Volume 13 Live Current DL, CD "Vincent (Live)" November 17, 2017 Live At The World Cafe: 25th Anniversary Edition World Cafe Records DL, CD "Scatterbrain" (Radiohead Cover) March 5, 2021 Save Stereogum: An '00s Covers Comp Stereogum DL "waiting" June 3, 2022 act v kendall :3 DL
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and director Title Year Album Director(s) "Something Soon"2011My Back Is Killing Me BabyWill Toledo "Something Soon" 2015 Teens of Style Jason Reid "Vincent" 2016 Teens of Denial Quinn George "Nervous Young Inhumans" 2018 Twin Fantasy (Face to Face) Will Toledo "Hollywood" 2020 Making a Door Less Open Sabrina Nichols "Bodys" (Live at Brooklyn Steel) 2023 Faces from the Masquerade Unknown "Gethsemane"2025The Scholars Andrew Wonder "CCF (I'm Gonna Stay With You)" Cate Wurtz
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