London four-piece Tooth share their debut single ‘The Age of Innocence’, available now via tastemaker imprint Soil To The Sun Recordings (Cliffords, Hex Girlfriend).
Over the past few years, the quartet – comprised of Tom Pollock (guitar, vocals), Ben Ashley (guitar), Charlie Arnison (bass) and Roy Lowe (drums) – have meticulously honed their craft, becoming one of the most talked-about new bands in the country for their riotous live shows which fuse anthemic US alternative, second-wave emo and garage rock. Building a devoted live following , they’ve racked up an impressive resumé that’s seen them open for the likes of Keo, Brigitte Calls Me Baby, Men An Tol and Dust and hit up festivals including Live At Leeds, Sŵn, Mutations, Kendall Calling and Tenement Trail. Their burgeoning presence on the London circuit has quickly led to the group being picked up by Raw Power Management (Heartworms, Bring Me The Horizon) and signing to Soil To The Sun.
Their debut single ‘The Age of Innocence’ is an arresting, immediate statement of intent built on rolling drums, spiky Walkmen-like guitars and Pollock’s shout-along vocals which capture the confused energy that greets the end of adolescence, where a wider world beckons in the mind’s crosshairs. Recorded at Church Studios in Crouch End by producer Kev Jones (Wunderhorse), mixed by Vince Ratti (Turnover, Scowl) and mastered by Will Yip (Turnstile, Title Fight), it perfectly recreates the immediacy and ambition of Tooth’s lauded live show, where timeless songwriting meets the bristling turbulence of youth.
“It was written almost as an epilogue for my adolescence,” says Pollock. “I was almost 18 and could feel this restless and confused teenage chapter of my life slowly coming to a close. I realised how clueless I was as a teenager, but also how much fun I’d had. I think the lyrics reflect that duality and fondly reminisce on a period of life that can’t be experienced again. I think, for all of us, this song felt like the start and the end of something indefinable.”
The single comes accompanied by a video that depicts the raw, unfettered energy of a Tooth show, documenting a raucous London date in late 2025. The band play a sold-out headline London show at The Lexington for Abbie McCarthy’s Future Karma Ones to Watch 2026 Thursday 29 January, the So Young Weekender this weekend in Southampton and make an appearance at Dublin’s Borderline Festival next month.
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