The project was called “52 Teeth.” And after crafting 52 songs in 52 consecutive weeks, songwriter Abraham had the foundation for the latest full-length release from his band Baby Teeth. But the 11-song Hustle Beach is not simply a mashup of marathon songwriting. And it reaches beyond the musical influences of Baby Teeth’s bandmembers. In fact, a book by novelist Philip Roth was a driving force in shaping the album’s narrative. Baby Teeth brought the “American Dream-gone sour” plot of Roth’s American Pastoral to bear on many of the songs on its album.  The band recently joined Alison Cuddy in studio to talk about the album.

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