The Modern Minds
Theresa’s World b/w Bungalow Rock, It’s Gone
(Bumstead)
Edmonton, AB
Originally Released: 1980

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From the punk violence of Aaron Levin:

In his infinite pursuit of happiness, Moe Berg tore Edmonton asunder with his madly obscure pop bonanza, The Modern Minds. Their lone, over-sized 7″ comes packaged in a sandwich bag and screams ultimate grippage with its chic 80s print and references to the Pointed Sticks and Rock ‘n’ Roll Bitches plastered on the back. Inside the 7″ is teeming with Berg’s teen angst, kiltered hooks, and bewildering guitar shreddery, making it an instant hit factory for anyone fortunate enough to stumble into a copy. Berg’s brilliance resides in cementing every lyric and riff deep within your pop consciousness while transfiguring his strangely warm and intimate personality into every frenetic strum. He remains a personal favorite and infinite source of ridiculous pop inspiration. While Weird Canada fetishes the physical object, the true majesty of The Modern Minds is best experienced through the Japanese reissue of in-studio tracks performed (presumably) at CKUA, or you can venture through these recently-surfaced live recordings featuring covers of The Modernettes and a song about Edmonton stabbings! BERGMONTON!

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