Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial: Joe's Story

Expected Release 16th October 2026

Teen of Denial: Joes Story is a freshly reimagined take on Car Seat Headrests beloved breakout, Teens of Denial, now celebrating its 10th anniversary.

On the original album, Toledo often used the name Joe as a pseudonym a sly homage to Daniel Johnston. Revisiting Teens in the run-up to its 10th birthday, he felt called to give Joe a unique backstory and began tweaking the album to tell that tale. The group returned to the studio with Teens producer Steve Fisk to update accordingly tweaking lyrics, revising arrangements, and recording new songs in the Denial-style, including Optimistic Son and the anthemic Joe Drives Again. The result retains Teens dark edge and youthful cynicism, but allows a bit of hard-won compassion into the mix.