Down the lost highway of damning self-indictments and apocalypse paralysis, there’s a party happening. That party is the eponymous debut full-length from NYC’s premier rodeo-core outfit, Dead Tooth.
This album, out July 18 via Trash Casual, fearlessly unfolds like a ’90s blockbuster, replete with grandiose melodrama, black humor, and larger-than-life character arcs. As near-atonal hooks escape from frontman Zach Ellis’s taut vocal cords, they echo a world where global and personal crises collide. Like that chalk-white iceberg into the belly of the RMS Titanic. With Mother Nature on the skids and humanity floundering in desperation, Dead Tooth sets the scene in a medium of heart-pounding, menacing rock music.
“You Never Do Shit” is our lead single from Dead Tooth’s anticipated debut, and if the rest of the album is as raspy, raw, and dramatic, the young band may have a hit on their hands. The album’s lead single features buzzsaw-style guitars that elevate the cartoonishly aggressive vocals to new levels of fervent, creating a dense wall of sound that still manages to generate some danceable grooves. Therein laws the magic of “You Never Do Shit.” Dead Tooth’s ability to present murky textures and throaty vocals while finding the dancability in the chaos quickly separates them from the rest of the burgeoning indie rock scene. With a new album set for July 18, Dead Tooth releases a single that should have everyone sprinting to hear the rest of their self-titled debut. “You Never Do Shit” is a hearty dose of reality for those who need it as the band pens a knife-sharp anthem that introduces them as one-of-a-kind rockers.
