Sharp Pins - Radio DDR (2025) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

When people talk or write about Chicago’s fast-rising tide of vaunted young indie rock bands, Sharp Pins tends to get a cursory mention, if they get mentioned at all.

That’s understandable, because the other bands in the scene are terrific: ‘90s-inspired post-punk trio Horsegirl made one of the best albums of 2022. The ambitious, classically inspired rock duo Friko did the same this year. And lean, noisy punk trio Lifeguard—whose bassist, Asher Case, is the son of Brian Case from FACS and Disappears—have put out a handful of great EPs, are signed to Matador Records and seem destined to land a full-length on year-end lists soon.

Sharp Pins, on the other hand, are easy to overlook. The band’s shimmering pop rock is resolutely mid-fi and, so far, self-released, and its primary creative force is Kai Slater, a DIY enthusiast who also plays guitar in Lifeguard. Add it all up and—as the kids say—it’s giving “side project.”

TRACKLIST

1. Sharp Pins - Every Time I Hear
2. Sharp Pins - Lorelei
3. Sharp Pins - You Don’t Live Here Anymore
4. Sharp Pins - If I Was Ever Lonely
5. Sharp Pins - Circle all the Dots
6. Sharp Pins - Sycophant
7. Sharp Pins - You Have a Way
8. Sharp Pins - When You Know
9. Sharp Pins - Chasing Stars
10. Sharp Pins - Is It Better
11. Sharp Pins - Race for the Audience
12. Sharp Pins - I Can’t Stop
13. Sharp Pins - Storma Lee
14. Sharp Pins - With A Girl Like Mine



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