Sharp Pins- Mod Mayday 23

Before the run of Turtle Rock, Radio DDR, or Balloon Balloon Balloon, there was Mod Mayday 23—Kai Slater's gloriously scuffed garage-pop sketchbook, rescued from its original run of fifty Hallogallo tape club cassettes and finally reissued by K Records. Recorded on a Tascam Porta One with the reckless momentum of a teenager chasing songs faster than they could be finished, it captures the yelping, tape-hissed energy that would soon crystallize into one of indie rock's most irresistible (and still blooming) catalogs.