Iâm pretty happy with the range of genres / styles Iâm covering, but if any doubt thereâs always a good indie guitar band in the process of releasing an album, and Spring Teeth are the latest - âLife Wonât Waitâ came out last Friday.
Theyâre a 3 piece band from Helsinki based around Hannu (Vocals / Guitar), Henri (Bass & Vocals) and Petri (Drums), and I have written about them before, first after they released a debut single entitled âLand of Bonesâ back in 2019. They went on to release a couple more over the next year before suddenly arriving back in early 2022 with the lead single from the album âLife Wonât Waitâ.
These guys make a good noise. I think when I first wrote I compared them to fellow Finnish indie band The Stillwalkers, simply because they have the same melodic intent in the songs, and whilst for me the Spring Teeth album doesnât reach the level as the Stillwalkers debut, Iâve really enjoyed it.
Highlights include opening song âIt Doesnât Have To Be So Hardâ which appeals because straight away the band get into a really easy listening indie groove, whilst âLife Wonât Waitâ is an obviously catchy number. But I like the under 2 minute âNever Knewâ, which I guess has a hint of power pop, and âUndertowâ heads off in a warm fuzzy Teenage Fanclub direction.
âWasting Awayâ is a another high energy track with more great guitar noise, whilst âForget About Todayâ has an enjoyable âdirtyâ guitar sound, which switches to more melodic sections. For me the album does lose momentum slightly, but they end with the reflective âMissingâ, which shows a slightly different side to the band.
Of course with an indie guitar release like this theyâre not breaking too much new musical ground, and the tracks are very much written âin a styleâ, but Iâve really enjoyed listening to the album, and it would be great to see Spring Teeth on some Finnish indie festival line-ups this year, their music is definitely worthy of wider attention.