Ugly Casanova- Sharpen Your Teeth

Label: Sub Pop

Reissued 2015, Originally released 2002

UGLY CASANOVA is Isaac Brock, of MODEST MOUSE. Or, possibly, it is a mysterious savant named Edgar Graham, who imposed himself on MODEST MOUSE at the Denver show of the band's 1998 tour, introduced himself as UGLY CASANOVA, and, through a haze of unnerving instability, shared some rough songs with the band. His songs, though delivered hesitantly... shamefully, even... displayed unmistakable talent. By the end of MODEST MOUSE’s tour, UGLY CASANOVA, with much reluctance, was persuaded to record some of these songs and hand them over to record labels for issue as singles or parts of compilations. Predictably, immediately after he had done so, he disappeared. Produced by Brian Deck and Isaac Brock at Glacial Pace Studios (Oregon), UGLY CASANOVA's songs are here performed by Misters Brock and Deck, as well as John Orth (HOLOPAW), Tim Rutili (CALIFONE, RED RED MEAT), Pall Jenkins (The BLACK HEART PROCESSION), and a handful of like-minded collaborators. This 2015 vinyl edition includes four bonus tracks originally released on long-deleted 7” singles.

Track listing:

1. Barnacles
2. Spilled Milk Factory
3. Parasites
4. Hotcha Girls
5. (No Song)
6. Diamonds on 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
14. Baby's Clean Conscience
15. Diggin' Holes
16. They Devised a Plan to Fuck Forever
17. Roads To Go To Roads To Go To...