Calling a band Car Seat Headrest might seem like an odd choice, but given some background, you’ll get it. The main brain behind the project is Will Toledo, a 24-year-old Seattleite. Toledo recorded his vocals for the first few albums in the backseat of his car for privacy—hence the band name. Over the course of six years and 12 albums, that lo-fi/DIY quality is still present, but he’s been fine-tuning his voice to be surprisingly precocious. On the band’s May release, Teens of Denial, Toledo’s clever lyrics about depression, alienation, and substance abuse are thrown over strangely satisfying guitar-driven pop. Most of his songs are specifically about our attempt to derive meaning from all of this (gesticulates wildly), and how sickeningly futile it often feels. In Toledo’s case, assigning a seemingly meaningless name like Car Seat Headrest to his life’s work actually makes perfect sense. FIONA GABRIELLE WOODMAN