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1.StopBarnacles – Ugly Casanova 05:05
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2.StopSpilled Milk Factory – Ugly Casanova 04:26
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3.StopParasites – Ugly Casanova 03:36
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4.StopHotcha Girls – Ugly Casanova 04:58
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5.No Song – Ugly Casanova 00:26
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6.StopDiamonds on the Face of Evil – Ugly Casanova 03:16
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7.StopCat Faces – Ugly Casanova 03:36
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8.StopIce on the Sheets – Ugly Casanova 06:33
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9.StopBeesting – Ugly Casanova 00:48
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10.StopPacifico – Ugly Casanova 02:31
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11.StopSmoke Like Ribbons – Ugly Casanova 05:15
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12.StopThings I Don't Remember – Ugly Casanova 03:29
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13.StopSo Long to the Holdays – Ugly Casanova 05:56
The story behind Sharpen Your Teeth is odd yet plausible: a mentally unstable character named Edgar Graham (calling himself Ugly Casanova) met up with Modest Mouse, followed them around on tour, recorded some songs, gave the recordings to labels, and then mysteriously disappeared. Songs on tapes discovered by Sub Pop were later recorded by Issac Brock of Modest Mouse in hopes that Graham would resurface. The first solo record from the singer/guitarist, Sharpen Your Teeth, cuts into raw indie rock with spells of country and folk, while allowing Brock to explore a varying scope of sounds. He gets help from Brian Deck (whose production credits include Tortoise and the Sea and Cake), Tim Rutili of Red Red Meat, and Pall Jenkins of the Black Heart Procession. Ranging from heartfelt acoustic numbers ("Cat Faces") to outright bizarreness with grating vocals ("Diamonds on the Face of Evil"), there's no doubt that the mood sometimes coincides with the enigmatic Graham. Kenyon Hopkin, Rovi
- Genre: Rock
- Category Indie Rock
- Label: SUB POP
- Release Date: May 21, 2002
- Artist: Ugly Casanova
- Additional Artist: Tim Rutili (Vocals), John Orth (Vocals), Pall A. Jenkins (Vocals)