With Teeth
Former alt-rock star Trent Reznor releases his first studio album since the 2xCD disaster The Fragile. Here Reznor mostly eschews his hard, corse sound, and the result is a record that's playful, coy, and shows a flair for the dramatic.
About five years a piece, actually, a wait that was sustainable between his 1989 debut, Pretty Hate Machine, and his 1994 breakthrough, The Downward Spiral; a wait, considering the expectations, that was understandable between that record and its 1999 sequel, The Fragile; yet it was a wait that was a little bewildering and frustrating between that record and its long-gestating follow-up, With Teeth.
It's hard to believe that NINE INCH NAILS — masterminded by founder and single full-time member Trent Reznor — has only produced four full-length albums in 16 years, not including EPs and live recordings. Perhaps it's that slow pace of recording — after all, it's been six years alone since 1999's do...
While With Teeth satisfies in all the expected ways, not much has changed in Trent Reznor’s world.