Scientists of Sound - sos-MUSIC: teethin

Photo credit: Jamila Fadhlaoui

Welsh outfit teethin make a powerful return today with their blistering new single "DUD", the latest taste of their debut EP Greed Between The Lines, set for release on October 3rd via Silent Kid Records. Born from a collaboration of local musicians, teethin’s latest track delivers a raw, punk-fuelled punch, driven by snarling basslines and gritty, angsty energy. Speaking on new single 'DUD', the band says “A slight continuation of 'Lara Scoffed', our frustration with artists and bands cosplaying a working class image. People who feel above others, be that a local in a pub who’s there every night or someone living on the streets, seem to forget that they’re merely steps away from being there themselves, it’s all circumstantial but one thing’s for certain, people in our circles are a hell of a lot closer to homelessness or alcoholism/drug addiction than they are to being well off. We wrote this song over a long period, it went through a number of versions but the lyric “penny chic” kept popping into our heads so we wanted to see it finished." They continue, "It came from that time where Kim Kardashian decided to dress up as a pilgrim and it just sent a chill of cringe and fury down our spines. People with wealth are eternally inspired by working class art but will never want to experience the situations that breed this art. For various reasons but regardless, it irks us. Most of us in the band have struggled financially and have fallen into overdoing drugs and alcohol to cope, which just creates a vicious cycle of spending your last few pound coins on another pint or whatever. It’s not fun, it gives way to good music and inspiration if you find a way out of it sure but cosplaying these situations to push your own profit is fucked up.”