“Baby Teeth finally release a full-length comeback album… As usual, Baby Teeth package their thoughts in radio-ready pop whose dextrous arrangements and sublime hooks recall classic 70s albums from the likes of Supertramp or Chicago.”
The first glimmer of Baby Teeth’s second wave! “Dripping Candle” was actually written way back in 2006, and found by Peter on a very old rehearsal video. It explores the anxiety of a pharaoh’s son who, with no one else to turn to, confides his innermost hopes and fears to a… dripping candle. The B-side, “Save the Company”, explores similar themes of parents, children, and work/life balance, from a (slightly) more modern perspective. Whipped into shape by producer Bobby Conn.
White Tonight (Remastered), an album by Baby Teeth on Spotify
“Filled to the brim with their unique brand of keyboard-led 70's loving indie-pop and set to witty lyrics that deal with life and aging (not so gracefully) in the rock scene.”
— Atlas and the Anchor
For this album, Baby Teeth took a band challenge. Each of the three of us wrote and recorded a song at home, without sharing it with one another. The catch? Each song had to be titled "BOSS".... a tribute(?) to our soon-to-be-departed Da Mare, Richard M. Daley. We relaxed the titular specificity a bit at the very end, allowing for "Good Old Boss" (from Abraham), "You're Not the Boss of Me" (from Jim), and "Boss Man" (from Peter).
Kicking off the EP are a couple full-band tracks that maintain the theme of labor relations: the Baby Teeth original "Happy Secretary's Day," and a cover of the Springsteen chestnut "Factory."
Hustle Beach, an album by Baby Teeth on Spotify
“Don't front: if the high-gloss danger and spiky synths of "Hustle Beach" and the geeky siren wails on "Snake Eyes" were made by a group from Paris, or posted on a .rar blog specializing in out of print early-80s New Wave, you'd be all over this.”
— Pitchfork
The Simp, an album by Baby Teeth on Spotify
“It's filthy, oily lounge glam with nods to the Bee Gees, Queen, and CCR popping up exactly where they shouldn't, and the boys drive home the whole arch monstrosity with gut-wrenching sincerity.”
— Chicago Reader
For The Heathers, an album by Baby Teeth on Spotify
“Baby Teeth made For The Heathers on a dare, with each of the three members of the band working in isolation from home. Sequestered with only imagination as a barrier, the dramatic differences between each member's effort are both a shock and a pleasant surprise.”
— Scene Point Blank
The Baby Teeth Album, an album by Baby Teeth on Spotify
“There's a risk that comes with wryness. Go too far and you're in the company of Weird Al Yankovic. Chicago's Baby Teeth escape such a fate by a delightfully thin margin.”
— Allmusic.com