"Ashbury Heights" is a synthpop duo from Sweden consisting of the dynamic s… Read Full Bio ↴"Ashbury Heights" is a synthpop duo from Sweden consisting of the dynamic singer/producer/songwriter team of Anders Hagström and Tea F. Thimé.

Originally, the duo consisted of Anders Hagström and Yasmine Uhlin. However, she announced her surprise departure from the band in Hamburg at the last concert of the Out Of line festival tour 2008.

Anders and Yazmine met in November 2005 and, upon discovering that they shared the same musical vision, decided to form a band. Their collaboration soon came to fruition with the release of a 9 track demo entitled "Angora Overdrive" after a very intensive month in the studio.

The second four track demo, "Parliament of Rooks", which was finished in February 2006, had a more refined sound compared to their first offering. They decided to send it to a few select labels because the reaction they got to the first demo was quite overwhelming. Having sent the demos on Monday, Ashbury Heights was contacted and contracted by German Out of Line records on Wednesday, only an hour after the label had received the CD. This probably makes Ashbury Heights one of the fastest signings in history. Several other labels expressed an interest in the band, but there was no bidding war as Out of Line moved so quickly.

Although having signed the famous German act "And One" at about the same time as Ashbury Heights, which ate a lot of the labels' resources, Out of Line wasted no time. The legendary producer John Fryer was brought on board to produce the promotional single "Cry Havoc" in April 2006, something quite unheard of in the world of the electronic underground. Very few bands in the synth-genre get to release promo-CDs (if any), and certainly no other band in modern synth-history has released a promo-CD produced by a celebrity of the likes of Fryer.

John Fryer would eventually mix their first album "Three cheers for the newlydeads". Released in october 2007, the debut album was recieved with overwhelming optimism from press and audience alike proving once and for all that Ashbury Heights truly is a force to be reckoned with.

In 2008 Ashbury Heights returned with the "Morningstar in a Black Car" EP, containing five new songs and four remixes. The EP received good reviews and helped keep up interest for the band. A video was made for the track "Spiders", a low budget affair which nevertheless managed to project some of the bands unique flair.

Ashbury Heights, with brand-new female vocalist Kari Berg, released their new album 'Take Cair paramour' on the 2nd of july 2010. In 2010, following a long running dispute between Hagström and the record label Out Of Line the band disbanded. This dispute was settled in 2011, whereupon Hagstöm and Out of Line renewed their collaboration. However, it took until 2013 for Hagström to find a new singer. The new singer is Tea F. Thimé, the first female to co-write lyrics for Ashbury Heights.

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Bare Your Teeth
Ashbury Heights Lyrics

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Make a grin
Like a wolf
Pull a howl
From your throat
Vocal Chords
A Minor Key
Sanity's a single note

Let it out
Bare your teeth
We're all mad underneath

Make your eyes
Autumn skies
Like a flood of rusty swords
Every mouth
Know the song
Dismal tunes of man's dischord

Let it out

Bare your teeth
We're all mad underneath

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Ashbury Heights's song Bare Your Teeth are an expression of the inner madness that exists within all of us. The lyrics evoke a sense of unleashing this inner madness through outward expressions, starting with the call to "Make a grin/Like a wolf" and "Pull a howl/From your throat". The A minor key is a fitting choice for this song as it is often associated with dark and moody themes, further emphasizing the sense of madness.

The chorus "Let it out/Bare your teeth/We're all mad underneath" is a reminder that everyone has their own inner demons and struggles that they may keep hidden, and that it's okay to let some of that out. The lyrics continue to describe the importance of expressing oneself, with the line "Make your eyes/Autumn skies/Like a flood of rusty swords". This line evokes the image of a powerful and intense gaze that can cut through anything in its path.

The final line "Dismal tunes of man's discord" hints at the idea of our collective madness, as humanity's struggles and conflicts create a sense of dissonance and disharmony. Overall, the lyrics in Bare Your Teeth encourage listeners to embrace their own inner madness and express themselves freely.

Line by Line Meaning

Make a grin
Put on a fake smile

Like a wolf
Like a predator

Pull a howl
Let out a fierce cry

From your throat
From deep within

Vocal Chords
The instrument of expression

A Minor Key
With a melancholic tone

Sanity's a single note
Being sane is just one aspect

Let it out
Express yourself

Bare your teeth
Show your true nature

We're all mad underneath
We all have a crazy side

Make your eyes
Change the way you look