Teeth Marks
Teeth Marks gives S.G. Goodman's personal writing a broad and sometimes forceful sound. The Kentucky songwriter can sit close to a folk melody or let the guitars become rougher, with a voice that keeps both approaches connected. Its grain and sudden tremble matter as much as its power. The performances make the feelings clear without smoothing their less comfortable edges.
The title track introduces that character through ringing guitar and a lonely vocal presence. Goodman moves between a lower, rougher register and more open, reaching notes, making an unreturned feeling sound difficult to put aside. The atmosphere is spacious, but the song never feels distant. It gives the record a clear emotional starting point.
All My Love Is Coming Back to Me takes a more energetic route. Its rock setting and memorable melody give the album a useful lift, showing that Goodman's intensity does not depend on a slow tempo. When You Say It brings the rootsier side into focus. The change feels natural because the voice and the writing remain the main connection between the songs.
The strongest contrast comes through If You Were Someone I Loved and You Were Someone I Loved. The first considers the limits people place on their compassion; the second answers from the perspective of someone living with the loss. The exposed singing is especially effective. With so little around it, the voice makes an issue that could stay abstract feel painfully human.
Work Until I Die offers another strong melody while turning attention towards working life and its costs. Dead Soldiers brings addiction closer through the experience of loving someone caught in it. The album keeps moving between private feelings and wider conditions, making the connection through specific people rather than a general statement about society.
That emotional weight makes Teeth Marks a demanding record even when the songs become catchy. Goodman does not offer easy distance from their subjects, and the rawness of the voice will matter to how listeners respond. The musical variety gives the seriousness enough movement, with rock energy, roots detail and exposed singing all serving a clear purpose. It is a compelling album whose strongest moments make empathy feel direct and necessary.
