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Sharp Pins "Turtle Rock"" [KLP311/PRNL64]
Back to where it all began
Sharp Pins’ #1 Record
inflection point in youth revolution propaganda
A clarion teenage call for all the mods too young
to skin their knees on Quadrophenia Alley
Robinson’s garden on the path of the new wave.
Reviews have been terse compared to the opportunity this Long Player holds
“Alex Chilton if he joined the Homosexuals “
“The kids are alright”
“Hidden gem”
Sharp Pins are too busy staying up late watching yé-yé movies.
13 tracks 33RPM
Sharp Pins is the super solid lo-fi pop project of talented
Chicago musician Kai Slater of Lifeguard and Dwaal Troupe.
WRITTEN AND RECORDED BY KAI SLATER AT STÜLO [GULO] AND AT HOME
DECEMBER 2022- FEBURARY 2023
Track 5 FEATURES POP-CHORUS CLAPPING/CLAVE BY ISAAC LOWENSTEIN
“Turtle Rock” originally released March 2023 as a Hallogallo tape.
“Youth Revolution Now”
Mastered by Fred Thomas. Mastered for Vinyl by Amy Dragon.
“Sharp Pins are known for their pop guitar minuets that splay the ballet; they are the cosmos. Word on the street is Sharp Pins will touring the U.S.A., U.K., and Spain in 2025 Another in the K/ Perennial MUST-SEE concert series”
Songs:
Side A:
1. Breathing Air
2. Still A Straw Man
3. Turtle Rock
4. Bettie Wait
5. You Turned Off The Lights
6. Cola The Actor (Ver 2)
Side B:
7. Bye Bye Basil
8. Oh! A Good Friend
9. Poppie + Spent
10. Pull My Weight
11. Everyone Forgot But You
12. I See Your Face
13. I'm Breaking Down