Making a Door Less Open is already the 12th album by Car Seat Headrest, the band around Will Toledo. On this record they are more in the direction of synth-rock and thus rub against the sound of artists such as and . A clear style break with the pure indie guitar sound of previous work. The lo-fi and 80s references aren't necessarily refreshing this time around. On previous records the group also
… referred to the past, although it was more the guitar music from the 90s and 00s. The sound now gets a bit out of balance due to the addition of many synths. In a song like Deadlines (Thoughtful) you can clearly hear the electronic influences of Will Toledo's other project 1 Trait Danger. The switch to the acoustic intermezzo What's With You Lately is then all the stranger. This imbalance has a somewhat changeable effect on this album. (JvQ)more
