{"product_id":"gumball","title":"Gumball","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn anachronism in\ncurrent times where individualism reigns supreme, Teeth Machine are a rare band knitted together through close camaraderie: a\ncollective in the truest sense of the word, whose intricate, improvisational style resolutely resists being reduced to one single\ncontributor. Teeth Machine found its beginnings in the close friendship and musical collaborations of Arthur Bently (saxophonist\/lead\nguitarist) and Gray Rimmer (lead vocals\/guitar). Having played together in various other projects since the age of 17 and disaffected\nwith the music industry, the pair’s first furtive experimentations with the music that would later become Teeth Machine took place at a\ndeliberate distance from the Outside world. This early incubation period, and the music made through endless bedroom sessions and\ndemos recorded on laptops and tapes, became the spine of the project, fostering a sound that still retains both a precious intimacy and\na large, expansive sonic scope. The band’s lineup as it stands today features long term friends and collaborators Anthony Boatright\n(Bass), Jamie Staples (Drums), and Ciara Reddy (Vocals\/Synth). On their first self-assured, recorded offering to the wider world, Teeth\nMachine still bear the imprint of their origins, the band’s sound firmly grounded in the ethos of mutually weighted contribution, as well\nas the closeness cultivated in their early experiences, always retaining an air of uninhibited creativity and adolescent intimacy.\n‘Gumball’, their first release on RaRaRok (Wulu, The Goa Express) was self-produced, mixed by Dilip Harris (King Krule, Mount\nKimbie). It’s a song that conveys the tension and impossibility of communication and language, even when attempting to connect with\nthose closest to us. Despite this, and however much the track itself bristles with an unmistakable air of friction, the listener gets the\nstrong sense that there has not been a love lost, but rather one renegotiated, even expanded. Speaking about ‘Gumball’, Teeth\nMachine said: “‘Gumball’ is about the impossibility of talking. It was written during quite a chaotic period, and the lyrics came about after\nwe had a big argument in the kitchen while trying to record a demo at the time - it tracks the madness and intensity of trying to make\nsense to someone you care about, or to yourself in your head. There’s a kind of antagonistic self help mantra that resonates\nthroughout; it’s about internal and external conflict. It’s angry, but it’s also full of love too\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ra Ra Rok","offers":[{"title":"7\"","offer_id":50486243787083,"sku":"2002049","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a3193343427_16_578a2c67_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727607315","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/gumball","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}