Live: Up-and-coming band TEETH play The Macbeth in London
21st February 2011
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With increasing Radio 1 airplay, recent stints supporting Sleigh Bells and 2010’s hit single “See Spaces” featured on the 10th Kitsuné Maison compilation (that herald of all that is hip and happening), TEETH are a band to watch out for. TNS caught up with them as they played the painfully cool Macbeth in Shoreditch, the perfect venue for the edgy trio.
TEETH, I am disappointed to find out, are not named after the 2007 horror film about a young girl who has teeth in her vagina. “We came first,” claims singer Veronica, rolling her eyes in a way that suggests she’s answered this particular question before. Drummer Simon dismisses the association, telling me that the band “have our own vagina references”. Okay… 
Whatever these may be, tonight’s show demonstrates that this band have a lot more than that going for them. Despite a tiny venue – and some major hitches – TEETH certainly know how to get a crowd going, even if half of the crowd have to pause at the end of every song to readjust their hair. Oh, Shoreditch. TEETH are like a happier Crystal Castles, if Crystal Castles had an extra member and knew how to put together a melody (of sorts). Basically, ear-splitting synths, insane drumming and one of the coolest frontwomen pop has seen in a long time. Over-enthusiastic drumming leads to a broken bass pedal that brings the set to a temporary standstill (“we are down for maintenance” announces the singer through her vocoder; it takes me a full minute to realise that this is not just another weird song) but the band get straight back into it, Veronica soon bouncing around like a hyperactive 3 year old again.
The band have an album due in May – you can check out their EPs on their myspace, http://www.myspace.com/teethdance) – and with their unique brand of wonky noise-pop you get the feeling TEETH are going places. The set tonight comes to an unfortunate early finish: they are pulled off stage, apparently for being too loud. As reasons for finishing early go, that’s fairly rock ‘n’ roll. Get ready for TEETH – you’ll probably be hearing a lot more of them in 2011.
Whatever these may be, tonight’s show demonstrates that this band have a lot more than that going for them. Despite a tiny venue – and some major hitches – TEETH certainly know how to get a crowd going, even if half of the crowd have to pause at the end of every song to readjust their hair. Oh, Shoreditch. TEETH are like a happier Crystal Castles, if Crystal Castles had an extra member and knew how to put together a melody (of sorts). Basically, ear-splitting synths, insane drumming and one of the coolest frontwomen pop has seen in a long time. Over-enthusiastic drumming leads to a broken bass pedal that brings the set to a temporary standstill (“we are down for maintenance” announces the singer through her vocoder; it takes me a full minute to realise that this is not just another weird song) but the band get straight back into it, Veronica soon bouncing around like a hyperactive 3 year old again. The band have an album due in May – you can check out their EPs on their myspace, http://www.myspace.com/teethdance) – and with their unique brand of wonky noise-pop you get the feeling TEETH are going places. The set tonight comes to an unfortunate early finish: they are pulled off stage, apparently for being too loud. As reasons for finishing early go, that’s fairly rock ‘n’ roll. Get ready for TEETH – you’ll probably be hearing a lot more of them in 2011.
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