Commit Yourself Completely

Commit Yourself Completely is the second live album by American indie rock band Car Seat Headrest, released digitally on June 17, 2019 by Matador Records. It compiles songs performed by the band on tour in 2018 across the United States, United Kingdom and France, with the members of the Naked Giants playing with the group in a seven-person lineup.[2] The indie rock album includes live renditions of songs from Teens of Denial (2016) and Twin Fantasy (2011, 2018), as well as a cover of Frank Ocean's "Ivy".[3][4] It was promoted by a video of the band's performance of "Fill in the Blank" at Newport Music Hall.[5]

Commit Yourself Completely
Live album by
ReleasedJune 17, 2019 (2019-06-17)
RecordedApril 14–November 8, 2018[1]
VenueVarious (see track listing)
GenreIndie rock
Length66:57
LabelMatador
ProducerWill Toledo
Car Seat Headrest chronology
Twin Fantasy (Face to Face)
(2018)
Commit Yourself Completely
(2019)
Making a Door Less Open
(2020)

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Will Toledo, except where noted

No.TitleVenueLength
1."Cosmic Hero"Tramshed, Cardiff, Wales10:26
2."Fill in the Blank"Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH5:05
3."Drugs with Friends"La Lune des Pirates, Amiens, France6:16
4."Bodys"La Lune des Pirates6:01
5."Cute Thing" (contains elements of "Ana Ng" by John Linnell and John Flansburgh)O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, England6:23
6."Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales"O2 Forum Kentish Town8:45
7."Destroyed by Hippie Powers"Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR5:28
8."Ivy" (Christopher Breaux, James Ryan Wui Hun Ho)Capitol Theater, Olympia, WA5:11
9."Beach Life-in-Death"Crossroads KC, Kansas City, MO13:22
Total length:66:57

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Bandcamp.[6]

Performance

  • Will Toledo – vocals, guitar on "Ivy"
  • Seth Dalby – bass guitar
  • Ethan Ives – guitar, vocals
  • Andrew Katz – drums, vocals
  • Grant Mullen – guitar, vocals
  • Gianni Aiello – guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Henry LaVallee – additional percussion

Production

  • Will Toledo – production, mixing
  • Andrew Katz – mixing, mastering
  • John McRae – engineering
  • Veronica Anderson – sleeve photo[2]

References

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  1. ^ The following sources cite the dates of performances included in the album:
    • Sodomsky, Sam (January 9, 2018). "Car Seat Headrest Announce New Album, Share New Video: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
    • Blais-Billie, Braudie (April 24, 2018). "Car Seat Headrest Announce Tour". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
    • Bloom, Madison (October 9, 2018). "Car Seat Headrest Announce 2019 U.S. Tour". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Coming June 17 : Car Seat Headrest – 'Commit Yourself Completely'". Matador Records. June 12, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  3. ^ Kaye, Ben (June 18, 2019). "Car Seat Headrest release new live album Commit Yourself Completely: Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  4. ^ Matozzo, Marissa (June 17, 2019). "Stream Car Seat Headrest's New Live Album, Commit Yourself Completely". Paste. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Minsker, Evan (June 12, 2019). "Car Seat Headrest Announce New Live Album Commit Yourself Completely". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  6. ^ "Commit Yourself Completely | Car Seat Headrest". Bandcamp. Retrieved June 17, 2019.