Sharpen Your Teeth

by Ugly Casanova

Overview

The story behind Sharpen Your Teeth is odd yet plausible: a mentally unstable character named Edgar Graham (calling himself Ugly Casanova) met up with Modest Mouse, followed them around on tour, recorded some songs, gave the recordings to labels, and then mysteriously disappeared. Songs on tapes discovered by Sub Pop were later recorded by Issac Brock of Modest Mouse in hopes that Graham would resurface. The first solo record from the singer/guitarist, Sharpen Your Teeth, cuts into raw indie rock with spells of country and folk, while allowing Brock to explore a varying scope of sounds. He gets help from Brian Deck (whose production credits include Tortoise and the Sea and Cake), Tim Rutili of Red Red Meat, and Pall Jenkins of the Black Heart Procession. Ranging from heartfelt acoustic numbers ("Cat Faces") to outright bizarreness with grating vocals ("Diamonds on the Face of Evil"), there's no doubt that the mood sometimes coincides with the enigmatic Graham. ~ Kenyon Hopkin

Product Details

Release Date:	10/30/2015
Label:	Sub Pop
UPC:	0098787055214
Rank:	24716

Tracks

1. Barnacles
2. Spilled Milk Factory
3. Parasites
4. Hotcha Girls
5. (No Song)
6. Diamonds in the Face of Evil
7. Cat Faces
8. Ice on the Sheets
9. Bee Sting
10. Pacifico
11. Smoke Like Ribbons
12. Things I Don't Remember
13. So Long to the Holidays

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ugly Casanova   Primary Artist
Brian Deck   Bass,Drums,Organ,Mandolin,Keyboards,Percussion,Sound Effects,Vocals (Background)
Pall A. Jenkins   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Tim Rutili   Fiddle,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Vox Organ,Slide Guitar
John Orth   Vocals,Vox Organ

Technical Credits

Isaac Brock   Producer,Composer
Thomas Campbell   Design,Illustrations
Brian Deck   Producer
Dan Stout   Mastering
Pall A. Jenkins   Composer
Tim Rutili   Composer
Laurent Bichara   Assistant Engineer
John Orth   Composer
Pall Jenkins   Composer