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’s Baby Teeth came roaring back in 2022. Their second life brings joy to followers of lean pop/rock, thick vocal harmonies, generous hooks, and witty lyrics. The keyboard/bass/drum trio has drawn comparisons to

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, Hall & Oates,

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. They’ve shared stages with indie luminaries like

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, made multiple appearances at Austin’s

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festival, and earned glowing reviews in Pitchfork,

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. Playfully self-aware, Baby Teeth’s energetic live show features ample three-part harmonies and memorable arrangements. Bassist Jim Cooper ( Detholz!, Daniel Knox,

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) and Peter Andreadis
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are both songwriters/bandleaders themselves, forming a pulsing, innovative rhythm section. When he was 11, Baby Teeth singer/songwriter/keyboardist Abraham Levitan (Bobby Conn & the Glass Gypsies, Shame That Tune) began writing songs about middle age. Perhaps it was a little premature? Three decades later, he’s celebrating and skewering marriage, fatherhood, middle-class ambition, and the paranoid remains of the American dream. What’s left to do when reality crashes the party of your stadium-sized dreams? “Carry On Regardless”... to quote the title of Baby Teeth’s forthcoming LP, coming fall 2022 and produced by Bobby Conn.

Members

*Abraham Levitan – lead

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*Jim Cooper –

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, vocals *Peter Andreadis –

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, vocals

Discography

Albums

*''The Baby Teeth Album'' (2005) *''The Simp'' (2007) *''Hustle Beach'' (2009) *''White Tonight'' (2012)

Singles

*''The Baby Teeth Single'' (2003) *''Hustle Beach Single'' (2009) *''Dripping Candle'' (2019) *''Don't Go Outside'' (2022)

EPs

*''For The Heathers'' (2006) *''Boss'' (2011)

Other

*''52 Teeth'' (2007–08) – Collection of new songs released once a week for a year

References

External links

Official WebsiteBandcampFacebookInstagramYouTubeSpotifyApple Music52 Teeth
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