Chicago-based Sharp Pins give us their raison d’être for rocking in “I Can’t Cease,” a traditional youth anthem off their newest document ‘Radio DDR’ filled with fuzz, mod model, 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 abilities really shine in his solo challenge Sharp Pins.
You may acknowledge his debut Turtle Rock with an iconic cowl of a turtle comprised of 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 loads extra catchy melodies to deliver into the world.
I ran on the improper time
One thing misplaced in your altering kinds
And also you say it’s not me
Nevertheless it’s by no means a superb time
Speaking it over with a superb good friend 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 become older no extra
Initially recorded on his roof together with his bandmates and launched completely on his personal Hallogallo label on cassette-tape, Radio DDR was launched as an LP by Perennial Information and the legendary Okay Information this spring. His labelmates embrace Bay Space’s glowing Now and Baltimore’s beloved The Smashing Instances. 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 wish to dance. The music video is twee and home made. Beginning with a shot of the empty road exterior, you’re immediately locked into his kaleidoscopic world. It’s interspersed with taking part in 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 working round his teenage bed room alongside him and his funky closet.
Sally was a sick baby
By no means believed in a person who’s sturdy
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 overlook it
I don’t wanna become older no extra, no
Even when he seems to be 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 Pleased 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 document, his kettle whistling and footsteps. Finn even thanked Slater for letting him crash lengthy after creating pneumonia.
Slater is not any stranger to cultivating a group. His zine Hallogallo – immediately recognizable by its cute sheep doodle emblem – was born out of a disconnect in the course of 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 potential by (largely) all-ages exhibits and his annual Hallogallo fest.
He not too long ago performed his hometown on the First Church of Chicago with Now, The Smashing Instances, and a neighborhood good friend, TV Buddha, asserting “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
In the event 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 the entire fuzz: “And I consider you and remorse it / I don’t wanna become older no extra.” He can’t cease getting older and experiencing the entire bittersweetness that accompanies it, however he can lead us by the method. The tune is fuzzy and welcoming like a superb good friend 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 overlook it
I don’t wanna become older no extra, no
It’s uncooked in its angst. He seems to be down on folks 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 regardless of how irreverent you might be. On the very least, you’re immersed in its textures and the sensible ending of Slater repeating, “I can’t cease / By no means actually stopped it / I can’t cease / In the event you assume I misplaced it / I can’t cease / Don’t you shut the door,” till the tune fades out.
You gained’t wish to shut the door, however slightly increase the needle to play the tune once more. He gained’t cease anytime quickly. And why ought to he?
I can’t cease
By no means actually stopped it
I can’t cease
In the event 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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