As Tele Novella, Chronis (who performs in the beloved and rekindled indie pop band Voxtrot) and Ribbons (who previously performed in the long-running “Victorian punk” project Agent Ribbons) have spent their past two albums creating "Medieval outsider country" on 2016’s House Of Souls and 2021’s Merlynn Belle. Poet’s Tooth – the band’s second album for Kill Rock Stars – steers the duo’s whimsical western-tinted quality into fascinating new directions: cinematic-pop balladry on the autoharp-tinged opener “Young & Free,” gently clip-clopping Americana-folk on “Hard-Hearted Way,” and bass-driven funk on the wry “Eggs In One Basket.” With help from producer Danny Reisch, Tele Novella have crafted their most genre-rich, poetic, and sincere album yet. A1. A1. Young & Free A2. A2. Hard-Hearted Way A3. A3. Broomhorse A4. A4. Eggs in one Basket A5. A5. Vampire Cowgirl B1. B1. The Unicorn B2. B2. Rodeo Clown B3. B3. Changeless Kingdom B4. B4. Poet's Tooth B5. B5. Funeral