Tlooth
Tlooth (/tlüth/) is a band that thrives in the tension between opposites: the noise of the city and the quiet mystery of the forest, dissonance and melody, the ugly and the pretty. Splitting their time between an off-grid nonagon cabin in the woods and a weather-prone warehouse in Reading, PA, Tlooth’s music reflects this duality, balancing raw, DIY energy with moments of unexpected beauty. Their sound embraces tape hiss, off-the-cuff notes, and sharp inhalations, polished just enough to draw in curious listeners.
Formed after a period of upheaval and reinvention, Tlooth emerged in 2024 with a renewed sense of purpose. The band features David (vocals, guitar), Joe (guitar), Pat (bass), and Dave (percussion), each bringing their own history of musical experimentation. David, who joined after witnessing the band’s last show, helped steer Tlooth into a new chapter, with the group quickly writing and recording their debut full-length over the summer and fall of 2024.
Tlooth’s rhythm section is jazz-strong, their guitars roughed-up, and their vocals unflinchingly honest. Drawing from influences like Blonde Redhead, Sonic Youth, and early Queens of the Stone Age, their sound is a blend of alternative, lo-fi, art rock, noise rock, shoegaze, and DIY punk. Lyrically, the band explores themes of science-fiction, the unrelenting news cycle, end-stage capitalism, and the possibility of extraterrestrial life, all with a touch of absurdist humor.
The band’s name, taken from Harry Mathews’ experimental novel Tlooth, reflects their playful, wandering approach to music. Like the book, the band strays freely, playing at games that, in the end, may have no purpose past a joke they tell themselves.
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“[I]mmediately gripping… for fans of Sonic Youth, early Polvo and finding the hook-in-the-hubbub.” – Post-Trash