A limited edition white vinyl pressing of The Reds, Pinks & Purples’ previously tour-only LP, Still Clouds At Noon, is now available from your local indie store. Note this is a worldwide release and can be ordered by any store in all major territories – ask if your store of choice doesn’t have it. You can also stream the album in full from your desired digital service provider/buy it from Bandcamp.
Recorded as part of the same daydreaming puzzle as Unwishing Well, Still Clouds at Noon brings out the slowcore/sadcore elements that drift through The Reds, Pinks & Purples’ melancholy catalog. Donaldson names ’90s hometown San Francisco acts such as American Music Club and the more obscure Timco as pivotal to his guitar playing and development as a songwriter, both of which shine bright here. The slower tempo ballads on Still Clouds… often culminate in heavy fuzz drenched codas and showcase the more abstract poetic side of Donaldson’s lyricism. There’s an inherent pop-sensibility always at work though, with ear-worm melodies appearing over intoxicating circular riffs.
This white vinyl version is remastered and adds two unreleased tracks, one featuring Mark Monnone from Australian pop-legends The Lucksmiths on bass. Edition of 500.
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The Reds, Pinks & Purples return to the UK on 10th November as headliners for Pitchfork Music Festival London. Tickets are on sale now and available here.
