Ugly Casanova – Sharpen Your Teeth (2LPs, Sub Pop)

Double vinyl LP pressing includes digital download. 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 7quot; singles.