Chicago-based Sharp Pins give us their raison d’être for rocking in “I Can’t Cease,” a basic youth anthem off their newest report ‘Radio DDR’ filled with fuzz, mod type, and hope.
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Leading the “youth revolution” in Chicago, 20-year-old Kai Slater is understood largely from his Matador-signed band Lifeguard, however his skills actually shine in his solo undertaking Sharp Pins.
You would possibly acknowledge his debut Turtle Rock with an iconic cowl of a turtle created from carrots and caviar, a lo-fi bed room gem likened to The Kinks, Guided by Voices, and The Clientele. However even should you haven’t listened earlier than, Radio DDR solely reassures that Slater has lots extra catchy melodies to carry into the world.
I ran on the flawed time
One thing misplaced in your altering types
And also you say it’s not me
Nevertheless it’s by no means a superb time
Speaking it over with a superb buddy of mine
And I squeeze all I can squeeze
And I consider you, I remorse it
And I consider you, I remorse it
And I consider you and remorse it
I don’t wanna grow old no extra
Initially recorded on his roof along with his bandmates and launched completely on his personal Hallogallo label on cassette-tape, Radio DDR was launched as an LP by way of Perennial Data and the legendary Okay Data this spring. His labelmates embrace Bay Space’s glowing Now and Baltimore’s beloved The Smashing Occasions. Radio DDR is pure pop pleasure, mixing jangly guitar with witty and unforgettable lyrics for followers of C86 bands and the British invasion.
“I Can’t Cease” is the album’s anthem. It leads with an upbeat guitar riff, seemingly easy but hypnotizing, bringing you into his colourful layers of sound. You’ll immediately need to dance. The music video is twee and home made. Beginning with a shot of the empty road outdoors, you’re immediately locked into his kaleidoscopic world. It’s interspersed with enjoying with cut-out dolls, apple slices, and varied shapes whereas Slater strums his guitar in entrance of a polka dot background he precariously put up. He rocks his signature mod haircut and a collared shirt protruding of a sweater. You’re operating round his teenage bed room alongside him and his funky closet.
Sally was a sick little one
By no means believed in a person who’s robust
So she leaves, all of the boys weep
And I don’t imply to pacify
By no means been one to inform a lie
So that you see how I breathe
‘Trigger I consider you, I can bear it
After I consider you, I can bear it
After I consider you, don’t neglect it
I don’t wanna grow old no extra, no
Even when he seems bored within the video, it’s a teenage have an effect on. Slater’s one of many liveliest musicians proper now and deeply rooted in DIY tradition. He graciously produced Finn Wolfhard’s debut album Joyful Birthday on an 8-track tape, intimately recording between his condo, his rehearsal house, and Palisades Studio. You hear sounds from Slater’s condo on the report, his kettle whistling and footsteps. Finn even thanked Slater for letting him crash lengthy after growing pneumonia.
Slater isn’t any stranger to cultivating a group. His zine Hallogallo – immediately recognizable by its cute sheep doodle emblem – was born out of a disconnect through the pandemic. It brings collectively different youth-led Chicago bands such Horsegirl and Friko with well-known artists like Mac Demarco and Laetitia Sadier of Stereolab. The zine additionally publishes “Radical Commie-Pop-Discourzse.” Slater prioritizes an in-person presence as a lot as doable by way of (largely) all-ages exhibits and his annual Hallogallo fest.
He just lately performed his hometown on the First Church of Chicago with Now, The Smashing Occasions, and a neighborhood buddy, TV Buddha, saying “post-beat, post-mod youth revolution pop musik” together with free pasta salad. His tour band consists of Joe Glass on bass and Peter Cimbalo on drums.
I can’t cease
By no means actually stopped it
I can’t cease
When you assume I misplaced it
I can’t cease
Don’t you shut the door
Slater’s vocals in “I Can’t Cease” are clear by way of all the fuzz: “And I consider you and remorse it / I don’t wanna grow old no extra.” He can’t cease getting old and experiencing all the bittersweetness that accompanies it, however he can lead us by way of the method. The tune is fuzzy and welcoming like a superb buddy you haven’t seen shortly. Like a secret whispered earlier than parting.
And also you’re down on the soapbox
Seeking to really feel younger and wild
And also you squeeze all you may squeeze
In your tongue like a goodbye
Solely ask for what passes by
’Trigger you don’t want anybody to feed
And I consider you, I can bear it
After I consider you, I can bear it
After I consider you, don’t neglect it
I don’t wanna grow old no extra, no
It’s uncooked in its angst. He seems down on individuals on the soapbox: “And also you’re down on the soapbox / Seeking to really feel younger and wild.” He’s invincible within the second however rising pains don’t cease irrespective of how irreverent you might be. On the very least, you’re immersed in its textures and the good ending of Slater repeating, “I can’t cease / By no means actually stopped it / I can’t cease / When you assume I misplaced it / I can’t cease / Don’t you shut the door,” till the tune fades out.
You received’t need to shut the door, however moderately elevate the needle to play the tune once more. He received’t cease anytime quickly. And why ought to he?
I can’t cease
By no means actually stopped it
I can’t cease
When you assume I misplaced it
I can’t cease
Don’t you shut the door
I can’t cease (Don’t you shut the door)…
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