Never heard, nor heard of L.A. musician/songwriter Harry Cloud before I opened the LP package. As soon as I saw the promo sheet indicating the genres were noise rock and sludge rock for fans of The Melvins, Cows, and Butthole Surfers, I said to myself, "Here we go again. More music that doesn't qualify for Chain D.L.K. genre parameters," but decided to listen to it anyway. Turns out it very much does qualify for review here, as 'Sexy Tooth Situation' is unabashedly weird. Forget the noise rock and sludge rock tags. This is truly something else! Opening with "Anthrax," a mournful tune with just guitars, Harry's voice and some synth backing vocals, the strangeness begins. "Black Is The Day" is rather sludgy with lots of distorted guitar. The beat is weird, kind of off kilter with the sort of vocals that might be found in art rock projects. "Journey To The Center Of The Spirit" begins by brings a bit of normalcy back into focus, kind of sounding like a regular rock band at first, but changes at the 2:30 mark into something more jazzy, then back again, all the while being instrumental, unless there are subdued wordless vocals mixed in. Then it slows down to a crawl before stopping for a break, then picks up speed turning into a breakneck rocker. There's certainly a 70's progressive element in this I really enjoy. Some may find all the changes hard to deal with, but I'm lovin' it!

"God's Tits" brings the noise/sludge to the fore, and while I wasn't knocked out by this track, many will likely love it. "Motherfucker #!" started out in the same vein but got totally weird 25 seconds in with odd sounds, voices and effects replacing the guitar/bass/drums. The latter comes back in at around 2:25 with screaming vocals but then...it goes piano/harp crazy, like somebody mixed in Liberace or new age music...just for a few seconds. "Special Ed" is mainly guitar and voice sounding fairly normal. Back to dark rock with "Is It Cool?" where all the interest lies in the song lyrics. If you have to ask, it probably isn't. I don't know where or how Harry came up with the title "Grasshopper Mouth Shit Head," but this is intentional avant rock. Perhaps a really bizarre insult? "Simple I Am" really steps out off the rock ledge balanced precariously on the tightrope between rock and storytelling. It slides nearly seamlessly into "Ketamine Drip" where it sounds like demons have taken over. It goes on for maybe a minute too long, but is still interesting. "My Story" contains samples from the movies "Loving Cousins" and "Graveyard Tramps," backed by a slow groove, and makes sense in its own way.

To be perfectly honest, I don't know who Harry Cloud's 'Sexy Tooth Situation' is going to appeal to, but surely he's got to have fans as he's been putting out music since 2012 with about 8 albums under his belt, several of them on vinyl, on his own Whiteworm Records label. I listened to a few tracks from Harry Cloud's (whose real name is Woodruff Foley) earlier releases, and while there was a good dose of strangeness, I don't think there was anything up to the level of 'Sexy Tooth Situation' so he's surely progressing. I should also give a mention to Paul Roessler who recorded this album at his Kitten Robot Studios, and also played synths and keys. The album cover art by Andrew Sedberry has the most visceral face on it since King Crimson's iconic 'In The Court of the Crimson King' 1969 album, so I would suggest you buy the 180g clear vinyl gatefold LP, which will probably become a collector's item.