KISSING KONTEST travels through time, space, and your conscious by injecting your dreams with sugary bubblegum pop. Sickeningly sweet, 1st Base sends you spiraling into a fantasy where you’re lacing up your roller skates to go to the sock hop, but with the leather- and denim-clad Ramones. KISSING KONTEST’s debut EP features minimalism at its catchiest—simple chord progressions, reminiscent of early punk, ring playfully on keys, while Preston (formally of Neutrinos) showcases glamorized vocals that drip with the hope and naivety of young love. Released on Valentine’s Day, 1st Base surely graced this earth with the intention of making you swoon, and of course, dance the night away.