The Reds, Pinks and Purples

If you’ve spent any time around here, then The Reds, Pinks and Purples should be a pretty familiar face. In addition to the steady stream of albums that have come out over the last few years, Glenn’s got a habit of keeping Bandcamp exclusives pretty steady. For every deep album cut, there’s an equally amazing digital nugget that’s begging to be a new favorite. Fire Records have culled a collection of the best Reds, Pinks and Purples songs that haven’t seen a physical release, gathering up a curio cabinet of woes and wonders, broken dreams, and bittersweet sighs. Though the songs weren’t all originally amassed as an album, Donaldson’s pervasive themes of broken dreams, heavy hearts, and daily pressures fit together like perfectly formed puzzle pieces.

Swept up in the jangles, anguished fuzz, and soft-focus foam that’s been a cornerstone of the RPP, the album showcases Glenn’s distillation of Television Personalities, Felt, and the more melancholy ends of the Dü. From the swooning strings on “Marty As A Youth,” to the perfectly disheveled ache of “Slow Torture of an Hourly Wage,” the collection brings together a vast array of highlights from across Glenn’s ourvre. This one’s perfect for walks with headphones and heartache. For every extroverted joy that’s rolling through the Summer months ahead, there’s an equal force just looking to find a corner to curl up in. A soundtrack for the cemetery walkers, for the library lingerers, for the late morning risers. It’s another untouchable collection from The Reds, Pinks and Purples. If you’re already enamored, then this won’t ease the obsession, and if you’re just getting started, it’ll give you the bug.

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