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To the Teeth
Folk · 1999 · 13 tracks

To the Teeth

A dense, experimental pivot where percussive folk meets jazz-funk grooves. Politically sharp and sonically murky, it captures the uneasy dusk of the 20th century.

November 16, 1999 · Righteous Babe Records

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A heavy, jazz-inflected social consciousness that feels both deeply personal and globally weary.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks
01
To the Teeth
7:43
02
Soft Shoulder
6:05
03
Wish I May
4:53
04
Freakshow
5:42
05
Going Once
5:33
06
Hello Birmingham
5:23
07
Back Back Back
4:47
08
Swing
6:10
09
Carry You Around
3:24
10
Cloud Blood
4:51
11
The Arrivals Gate
4:35
12
Providence
7:18
13
I Know This Bar
5:32
Moments Worth Listening For
The jarring contrast between the gentle acoustic strumming and the biting, urgent lyrics about gun violence in the title track.
Prince's unmistakable, soulful backing vocals weaving through the atmospheric, slow-burn groove of Providence.
The sudden eruption of brass and funk-inflected rhythm on Swing that breaks the album's somber folk tension.

How does To the Teeth sound next to the rest of Ani DiFranco's catalogue?

Political+1.8σ

The writing leans notably further into political than the rest of the catalogue.

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