fanmix: They'll Sharpen Their Teeth On Your Smile
So, I made a Sharp Teeth fanmix. Yeah, it's based on a book that seemingly few people have read, though I can't understand why because it's piles of awesomeness in literary form, but I digress. I am super, super proud of this mix, from the song selections to the sequencing, from the artwork to the fucking typography, so please humor me and pretend to care about my obscure fandom.
A brief overview of the book: A guy with little going on takes a job as a dogcatcher in modern day Los Angeles. He soon crosses paths with an enigmatic woman who unbeknownst to him is a werewolf, sent to the city pound by the leader of her pack to befriend the dogcatcher for reasons initially unclear. It turns out that there are rival packs, and though they all have different strategies and follow different philosophies, in the end it's whichever pack that has the hungriest members that rules the territory. And then there's a lone detective, trying to figure out why there are so many dogs in the area and why they're always around whenever anything goes down...
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1. X - The Hungry Wolf
(instrumental)
2. Rilo Kiley - Jenny, You're Barely Alive
a metal rod to put in your fucking jaw / to keep you from cracking your teeth at night
3. Murder By Death - Fuego!
it's so hot / that the bones show through her skin
4. Françoiz Breut - Over All
you can call it fever / as long as you want to / but I know where it comes from / it’s in my veins beating in my head
5. The Delgados - Keep on Breathing
we will watch and learn / we will watch you perform / waiting behind the seat / telling the tale
6. The Kills - No Wow
they've all been put down / who ain't dead yet / fled to die closer to the shore
7. Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton - Winning
what we made doesn't make sense / what's a wolf without a pack?
8. PJ Harvey - The Faster I Breathe The Further I Go
the heat and the traffic / there's hell on this planet / it's spinning much faster / disaster
9. Tindersticks - A Night In
oh now your feet / they know this hard street / they're like old friends
10. Café Tacvba - Dog:God
i felt a fatal bite / on my neck / in the jugular (rough Spanish translation)
11. Faunts - Parler de la pluie et du beau temps
(instrumental)
12. Cat Power - Salty Dog
two old maids / sitting in the sand / one were a she / the other were a man
Bonus track: X - The Hungry Wolf
she loves her mate / as he loves her / and they live together for life
Some notes (possible SPOILER ALERT):
A brief overview of the book: A guy with little going on takes a job as a dogcatcher in modern day Los Angeles. He soon crosses paths with an enigmatic woman who unbeknownst to him is a werewolf, sent to the city pound by the leader of her pack to befriend the dogcatcher for reasons initially unclear. It turns out that there are rival packs, and though they all have different strategies and follow different philosophies, in the end it's whichever pack that has the hungriest members that rules the territory. And then there's a lone detective, trying to figure out why there are so many dogs in the area and why they're always around whenever anything goes down...
DOWNLOAD (.ZIP, 73MB)
1. X - The Hungry Wolf
(instrumental)
2. Rilo Kiley - Jenny, You're Barely Alive
a metal rod to put in your fucking jaw / to keep you from cracking your teeth at night
3. Murder By Death - Fuego!
it's so hot / that the bones show through her skin
4. Françoiz Breut - Over All
you can call it fever / as long as you want to / but I know where it comes from / it’s in my veins beating in my head
5. The Delgados - Keep on Breathing
we will watch and learn / we will watch you perform / waiting behind the seat / telling the tale
6. The Kills - No Wow
they've all been put down / who ain't dead yet / fled to die closer to the shore
7. Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton - Winning
what we made doesn't make sense / what's a wolf without a pack?
8. PJ Harvey - The Faster I Breathe The Further I Go
the heat and the traffic / there's hell on this planet / it's spinning much faster / disaster
9. Tindersticks - A Night In
oh now your feet / they know this hard street / they're like old friends
10. Café Tacvba - Dog:God
i felt a fatal bite / on my neck / in the jugular (rough Spanish translation)
11. Faunts - Parler de la pluie et du beau temps
(instrumental)
12. Cat Power - Salty Dog
two old maids / sitting in the sand / one were a she / the other were a man
Bonus track: X - The Hungry Wolf
she loves her mate / as he loves her / and they live together for life
Some notes (possible SPOILER ALERT):
- The first and last songs are actually part of a playlist that Toby Barlow, the author, made himself and that I borrowed from because they work so well in context of the story, the X song especially. Their music to me evokes the spirit of Los Angeles and the danger, sex, and adventure that the place often holds.
- That's right, in my mind Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt play two of the lead characters. Pretty sneaky of me, wasn't it, since they're one of my favorite RP pairings. But I can't help it, they are who I pictured while reading the book. They're so shiny, the two of them, and are meant to be in many pictures together, photoshopped or otherwise.
- In a more just world, people would be too busy fawning over Lark Tenant to give a shit about Edward Cullen because Lark is awesome and dangerous, and because they would cast him like I have as Matthew Goode. Seriously, why have you not bought this book yet?