Ugly Casanova is an American band on Sub Pop Records. The band has only released one album: Sharpen Your Teeth.

The legend of Ugly Cassanova is based around the character of Edgar Graham, a.k.a. “Ugly Casanova”, who (according to the Ugly Casanova press release) met the band Modest Mouse while backstage at a concert in Denver, Colorado.

“After some prodding, he shared his work with the band, and began performing it early before shows while some people were milling around. Whenever he completed these performances, he retreated quickly with a look of anger and shame. After a time, a few small recordings were created, after which Edgar vanished.” The release goes on to mention that the batch of songs found on Sharpen Your Teeth was delivered to Sup Pop, “in a strange parcel filled with Silly Putty and pelts of three identifiable rodents.”

In truth, Ugly Cassanova is a side-project of Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock and a number of ... read more »