Grapetooth, James Swanberg
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Chicago duo Grapetooth is made up of Chris Bailoni and Clay Frankel, whose other gig is indie band Twin Peaks. This project is distinct from their previous work—less slacker-rock and more folky and new wavey with bubbly synths. Grapetooth’s music is a blend of corny and often frustrating sounds. “Red Wine” plays like a jingle for a rejected Colors of Benetton commercial. But “Trouble” devolves into so much noise that it doesn’t as much burst at the seams as it does rip them. Chicago singer-songwriter/rocker James Swanberg supports.
by Jas Keimig