Before The Reds, Pinks & Purples started getting noticed by a larger audience, a 4 song 7” EP called "I Should Have Helped You" snuck out on Swedish experimental label I Dischi Del Barone, disappeared quickly, and is now trading for insane prices on Discogs. Recorded around the same time as the material that ended up on the buzzed-about LP "Uncommon Weather," it contains some of the best examples of Donaldson’s melancholy but wry take on indie pop. "They Only Wanted Your Soul" adds six more tracks to make it a mini-LP length grab bag of hits. It has songs about record shopping, religion, worker’s rights, dysfunctional holidays, and of course heartbreak sung over a maze of shimmering fuzzy guitars and drum machine beats. This expanded reissue re-presents an essential chapter of the Reds, Pinks & Purples story and as such is crucial listening.

They Only Wanted Your Soul

The Reds, Pinks & Purples - Keep Your Secrets Close

In the quiet of a room
When there’s nothing left to do
Will you hold me babe
Save me

People disappear from view
See the sunrise on the roof
I already hate today
It’s so lonely

Get up 
I know we just made it home
I’m not surprised that I’m not sober
Being alive is just getting old
I’m not surprised that I’m not sober

Thought I’d give away my youth
To something better used
And I need it babe
It’s just part of the day

I don’t know 
never talked much
Sometimes feelings not enough
There’s a deeper pain
It’s empty

Get up 
I know we just made it home
I’m not surprised that I’m not sober
Being alive is just getting old
I’m not surprised that I’m not sober

So get up I know we just made it home
I’m not surprised that I’m not sober
Being alive is just getting old
I’m not surprised that I’m not sober

A Place You Grew Up In

Surprise

New single from The Hanged Man. Taken from the new LP "Tear It All" out November 4 2022 via PNKSLM Recordings. Stream/buy: https://www.pnkslm.com/tear-it-all

Stockholm psych quartet The Hanged Man returns with new single “The Weaver”, the lead single from their upcoming third full-length album Tear It All - their first with Swedish indie label PNKSLM Recordings (Les Big Byrd, ShitKid, Yung etc). One of Sweden’s most acclaimed acts, The Hanged Man have been working at their own pace for close to a decade now with two albums and a series of EP’s to show for it, while also keeping busy with their work in other acts such as Dungen, Viagra Boys, Vulkano and more. “The Weaver” finds the band at their boldest with a distinct brand of Black Sabbath-infused heavy psychedelia.

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The Hanged Man - "The Weaver"

Available on all streaming platforms August 23rd, 2022

Produced by Tanners and Dominic Florio
Written by Tanners, Mike Adubato, and Holden Jaffe
Mixed by Chris Sclafani
Mastered by Brian Newell at Lucky Cat Mastering in NYC
Photo by Jay Sprogell
Cover art by Vicky Forsyth-Smith

Lyrics
Shadows they follow me home
Do you feel it?
Took it just an hour ago
Do you feel it?

Give me all your milk money
Stash it in my backpack
I’ll make you a man honey if you need that
If you need that
I can be your detox I can be your relapse

Aching to move it along
Can you hurry?
Hesitate killing me slow
Like I’m  burning

Give me all your milk money
Stash it in my backpack
I’ll make you a man honey if you need that
If you need that
I can be your detox I can be your relapse

I’ll make you wait
No fuss heartbreak
On the bath floor laying heavy in the hay
Out the back door baby be my runaway

Give me all your milk money
Stash it in my backpack
I’ll make you a man honey if you need that
If you need that
I can be your detox I can be your relapse

Milk Money

Release Date - Nov 11, 2022

Originally a working title representing the first letters of the band members’ names (Sean, Cory, Alec, Brandon), S.C.A.B. is an acronym with a shifting meaning – its phonetic double acting as a metaphor for protection and healing for a group that’s always been there for one another.

Following the release of the band’s debut album, 2019’s Beauty & Balance, COVID-19 put the brakes on the Brooklyn-based band’s burgeoning career. Not content with sitting still, the band decided to travel down to Georgia to record their sophomore, self-titled LP (S.C.A.B.), which they engineered and produced themselves. (side note: Brandon, the letter "B" in S.C.A.B., does play on this record, but has since left the group to focus on solo work under the name Hayfitz). Having distance from their beloved city during this unprecedented, tragic time helped them hone a sound that is even more distinctly New York.

Frontman Sean Camargo, whose parents immigrated from Ecuador and Bolivia as teenagers, was born in Elmhurst, Queens. His lyrics are colored with nostalgic memories of 90s Bushwick, where his grandparents later settled, alongside sardonic observations of the contemporary city where he landed again after stops in Maryland and Massachusetts. Each song on S.C.A.B. contains snapshots of New York moments that feel hazy with nostalgia, yet are the result of being present through transformational circumstances, no matter how seemingly small. As a self-titled effort, it solidifies the band’s mastery of balancing raucous, distorted guitars with glimmering spoken word passages and a pop-infused melodic confidence.

The angular guitar passages in lead single “Tuesday” conjure up trains skidding across deteriorated subway platforms, as Camargo declares he's "trying to let go of everyone I’ve ever loved," reflecting a relatable disillusionment with trying to form meaningful connections, and searching aimlessly for something worthwhile. Thematically, S.C.A.B. covers an array of topics ranging from grief (“Small Talk”), as Camargo describes bonding with another band member over the loss of a parent, to infatuation with a partner you know is ultimately bad for you (“Why Do I Dream Of You”).

S.C.A.B. is a result of four musicians, a tight-knit group, best friends: the kind of rare conditions that allow for such raw, emotionally-charged music. When the members of a band are this close, able to protect each other from the world outside it, they are a force to be reckoned with. As Frank Sinatra famously sang about the city, “Green beams of steel, making me feel, like I’m home again”. S.C.A.B. embodies that sentiment and evokes the intangible magic that is New York City.

VINYL 💿

S.C.A.B. - Tuesday

Ocean Flaws - Zoo Doo Magic. 
Release date: Friday, 5th August 2022.

Produced by Mitch Ayling at Woods Lodge Studios
Mastered by Robin Schmidt at 2496 Mastering.

Zoo Doo Magic

Mirage

When the pandemic first put the world on pause, we pulled “Feel So High” (from 2016) back out of the demo folder. It was 2020, and we were feeling the exact opposite, but that only made the track more relevant. Longing to open up to the world, to escape familiar reality — both the song and video float in that self-transcendence we feel when falling in love, taking trips to distant destinations, or just going for a long drive with the right music. But the track really came to life with the addition of Brijean’s lush percussion and vibey vocals, and Dougie Stu’s bass — a dream collab for us.

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Feel So High (feat. Brijean)

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Sunset Getaway

Paradise Blossom - Cafe Besitos

Written by Happy Hollows
Drums by Garrett Ray
Produced by Lewis Pesacov and Charlie Mahoney
Mastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering
Art by Andrew Jeffords

Summer is Over

Summer Is Over

Static in Verona's new album "Maybe Mayhem" will be out November 18, 2022. In the meantime, the most recent album "Let Us Be Reckless" is out everywhere.

Static in Verona is the work of Chicago musician Rob Merz, creating dreamy power pop weaved in an eclectic mixture of experimental, electronic and rock. A towering mass of sound built around uplifting, emotionally powerful choruses and epic arrangements.

All Static in Verona's music is available as a name-your-price (even free) downloads on Bandcamp (staticinverona.bandcamp.com) and on all streaming and download platforms.

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