The rumors and ominous MySpace comments had been flying around for days and days, but yesterday, the band made it official: The Teeth are to be no more. For more than seven years, the wily combo played blistering live shows, becoming a hometown (and out-of-town) fave among indie rockers, stoners, burnouts, hipsters, dudes, boomers, hessians and college girls alike. Everyone could find something to like about The Teeth, and often did. Laden with punk rock Beatles-isms and a truly infectious spirit, the group’s live sets were a series of bursts of positive energy. God, it’s a bummer that they broke up. Teeth, you will be missed.

After the jump, Teeth bassist Peter MoDavis’s MySpace bulletin detailing the band’s demise, and a suite of Teeth videos.

I am writing you now to tell you the truth of what has happened to The
Teeth. In all honesty, and I’m sorry to say, The Teeth have broken up.
To set the records straight, it didn’t happen because we weren’t “big
enough” or we didn’t make enough money or we hated each other or
things like that. It just happened that some members weren’t where
they wanted to be in life. And some felt that the band had run it’s
course and had nothing more to offer. It of course has saddened me not
only because my band is gone, but because I feel like I have let down
those who supported our band through the years and all the fans and
friends that came to the most shitty run down shows every time we ever
played them. I’ve met hundreds and hundreds of awesome people in the 7
or 8 years I’ve played in this band and it has been the biggest part
of my life for that time. Now that part of my life is over and I am
older and that also makes me sad.

I want to thank everyone who ever came out to a Teeth show ever. Or
anyone who bought a Teeth album or downloaded it illegally or told
their friends to listen to us. I want to thank everyone who ever
helped us, let us stay at there house, cooked us breakfast, brunch,
lunch or dinner. I want to thank every person that said hello to me
when I obviously could not remember who they were, and every band that
let us go on tour with them even if we couldn’t draw 2 people. I also
wanted to thank everyone that wanted to see us live but never got a
chance. I am sorry.

Also, I am sorry that we will not being playing a farewell show. First
of all that would be far to emotional for me. Second of all the teeth
always played explosive sets, so in some sense we simply exploded at
our last show. There’s nothing left.

I want to conclude this bulletin with a statement. This is not the
complete ending. Although some members of The Teeth are at least, for
now (and as far as I know), done with making music, I am not done and
my dear mustachioed friend Mr. Brian James Ashby is not done either.

I understand that I have a lot to live up to by trying to match up to
my previous band but all I can say is that I am going to do my very
best.

I hope that I get to see at least some of you again in the near
future. And keep a lookout for cryptic messages about a future band
with the letter “P” in the name. If you’ve gotten to know me in the
last few years than you’d know I wouldn’t make a new project easy to
find. I will be in touch.

Thank You VERY, VERY much,
Love
Peter C. MoDavis

“That Light Always Goes Out”

“You’re My Lover Now”

“Yellow”

“So Long”

This entry was posted on Friday, April 4th, 2008 at 11:01 am.