{"id":8693,"date":"2025-05-01T08:24:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T12:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=8693"},"modified":"2025-07-28T08:19:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T12:19:06","slug":"unrest-perfect-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/unrest-perfect-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"Unrest <br>Perfect Teeth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/unrest-perfectteeth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8694\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/unrest-perfectteeth.jpg\" alt=\"Unrest, Perfect Teeth\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/unrest-perfectteeth.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/unrest-perfectteeth-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>Formed in 1983 while the band\u2019s members were still in high school, Unrest made half a dozen or so eclectic full-length records before calling it a day after releasing <i>Perfect Teeth<\/i> in 1993. At the time of its dissolution, the band consisted of founding members Phil Krauth and Mark Robinson, who released many of the band\u2019s records on his TeenBeat label, as well as Bridget Cross, previously of Velocity Girl. Initially released as a 7-inch boxset, it is considered by many to Unrest\u2019s creative peak. Fittingly, the album has been given the deluxe reissue treatment by 4AD, the label originally responsible for its release on traditional 12-inch wax, as well as CD and cassette. For this limited edition, they\u2019ve added a second record, <i>Extra Teeth<\/i>, consisting mostly of songs from 7-inches and the <i>Isabel Bishop<\/i> EP, as well as several unreleased tracks.<\/p>\n<p>Like much of the Unrest\u2019s output, <i>Perfect Teeth<\/i> swerves between low-key reveries and C86 pop jangle, but more astutely than heretofore, especially when it comes to the latter. The one-two-three-punch of \u201cCath Carroll,\u201d \u201cSo Sick\u201d and \u201cLight Command\u201d show The Wedding Present\u2019s undeniable influence, while \u201cMake Out Club,\u201d though featuring the kind of manic strumming the Weddos made their calling card, is more distinct, with a quirky chord progression and shuffling drums setting it apart. Slower moments like \u201cSoon It Is Going to Rain\u201d and \u201cWest Coast Love Affair\u201d are airy and wistful, lending the album room to breathe and showing<\/p>\n<p>Unrest was obviously not short on ideas, and <i>Extra Teeth<\/i> shows their cup runneth over. Hidden gems include \u201cWhere Are All Those Puerto Rican Boys?\u201d a cacophonous instrumental track from a split 7-inch with Stereolab, \u201cCapezio Bowler,\u201c which sounds like it could have been a blueprint for everything Vampire Weekend has done, and \u201cTeenage Suicide\u00af\u201d an infectious song with a jagged riff and a <i>Heathers<\/i>-recalling refrains.<\/p>\n<p>Released at a point when the indie underground was thriving, <i>Perfect Teeth<\/i> remains emblematic of the creativity running rampant at the time. Listening now, it still sounds amazingly unique, with its pastiche of sonic aesthetics more galvanizing than incohesive. 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