Sharpen Your Teeth is an album by the indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

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Band (music)

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 Ugly Casanova

Ugly Casanova

Ugly Casanova is an American indie rock band carried on Sub Pop Records. The band has only released one album: Sharpen Your Teeth.According to the Ugly Casanova website, in 1998 a man named Edgar E.Graham, a.k.a. "Ugly Casanova", impressed himself upon the band Modest Mouse while backstage at a...

. Brainchild of Modest Mouse

Modest Mouse

Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy. They are based in Portland, Oregon. Since their 1996 debut album, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think...

 lead singer Isaac Brock

Isaac Brock (musician)

Isaac Brock is the lead singer, guitarist, banjoist, and songwriter for the American indie rock band Modest Mouse, as well as his side project band, Ugly Casanova...

, Ugly Casanova was his attempt to try new methods and genres outside the realms of Modest Mouse. The album sees Brock performing on more instruments and using a more stripped down method of recording. A follow-up is highly unlikely due to contractual obligations Brock has with Modest Mouse's label Epic Records

Epic Records

Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...

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Track listing

1. "Barnacles" (Isaac Brock
   Isaac Brock (musician)
   Isaac Brock is the lead singer, guitarist, banjoist, and songwriter for the American indie rock band Modest Mouse, as well as his side project band, Ugly Casanova...
   
   , John Orth) - 5:05
2. "Spilled Milk Factory" - 4:26
3. "Parasites" - 3:36
4. "Hotcha Girls" - 4:59
5. "(No Song)" - 0:26
6. "Diamonds on the Face of Evil" - 3:16
7. "Cat Faces" - 3:36
8. "Ice on the Sheets" - 6:33
9. "Bee Sting" - 0:48
10. "Pacifico" - 2:31
11. "Smoke Like Ribbons" - 5:15
12. "Things I Don't Remember" - 3:29
13. "So Long to the Holidays" - 5:56

Band

According to the liner notes:

• Isaac Brock
  Isaac Brock (musician)
  Isaac Brock is the lead singer, guitarist, banjoist, and songwriter for the American indie rock band Modest Mouse, as well as his side project band, Ugly Casanova...
  
  
• Tim Rutili
  Tim Rutili
  Tim Rutili is a singer, guitarist, and keyboardist, and frontman/lyricist for the American rock band Califone. Originally from Chicago, Rutili now lives in Los Angeles. He was raised in Addison, IL. After moving into Chicago in 1988, he found success with the band Red Red Meat...
  
  
• Pall Jenkins
• John Orth
• Brian Deck
  Brian Deck
  Brian Deck is an American music producer and member of band Red Red Meat. He co-founded Idful Studios in 1988. Since becoming a full time producer, Deck has worked with bands and artists including Modest Mouse, Iron & Wine, Califone, All Smiles, Fruit Bats , Gomez, The Grates, Holopaw, Baby & Hide,...