So redolent of early Verve! Beautiful stuff.

Convocations

Meditation I

"Summer at Land's End" is the 4th LP from The Reds, Pinks & Purples, Glenn Donaldson’s solo kitchen pop "band." Since 2019 The Reds, Pinks & Purples have built an obsessive, ever-growing following by combining regular vinyl releases with occasional drops of new songs on Bandcamp. 2021's "Uncommon Weather" was something of a breakthrough and the brilliantly ambitious "Summer At Land's End" builds on it artistically in just about every way. It's expansively cinematic and atmospheric, while still being full of well-crafted, catchy melodic pop tunes. "Let's Pretend We're Not in Love" is a perfect example of this balancing act, an exercise in pop economy that sounds so immediately 'right' that it seems destined for a thousand mix tapes. Lush yet intimate, and redolent of both Glenn's beloved SF fog and the 80s/90s pop that he loves so deeply.

Summer at Land's End

Summer At Land's End

The Reds, Pinks & Purples - Let's Pretend We're Not in Love

Amateur Professional

What’s your kind and can we bind?
If it’s blinding, then it’s light
Who decides when you’re alive?
If you’re striving, you will thrive

It’s in my head
My good thoughts end up dead
It’s in my head
My good thoughts end up dead
It’s in my head
It’s in my head
It’s in my head

You can find where to go
If you give up your control 
Spin your mind, vertigo
You must give up your control
Oh, your control

And pour your blue skies into mine
Pour your blue skies into mine
Restore all the light
Restore all the light
Restore all the light
Restore all the light

What’s your kind and can we bind?
If it’s blinding, then it’s light

It’s in my head
My good thoughts are not dead
It’s in my head
My good thoughts are not dead
It’s in my head
It’s in my head 
It’s in my head
It’s in my head
It’s in my head
My good thoughts are not dead
It’s in my head

Thrive

Stay And Run

Taken from the forthcoming four way split between Living Hour, Bruising, Fruit Bomb and Abattoir Blues. Released on black/white marble effect 12" on April 27th.

Pre order now: http://artishardrecords.limitedrun.com/products/544699-family-portrait-pt-ii-12

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Back in 2012, we released Family Portrait; a four way split between Joanna Gruesome, Playlounge, Keel Her and Gum. The idea was to give four bands with a similar sound and ethic their first vinyl release. We decided it was time for round two and gathered together some of our favourite new bands.

This first track comes from Living Hour, a four piece from Winnipeg Canada. Steady Glazed Eyes is a a slow burning super 8 reel of psychedelic dream pop. All four bands will be on tour throughout April and May and we will be sharing more tracks soon!

Living Hour - Steady Glazed Eyes

New music from Film School, part of the June EP (2016).

Written by Film School.
Mixed by Dan Long.
Mastered by Count.

Give Up

Ones and Sixes

Landslide

Mann Island

Taken from Rips' forthcoming self-titled debut LP. Released by Faux Discx on June 16. Pre-order here: www.fauxdiscx.com/shop/rips
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Brooklyn based Rips have quickly built a reputation amongst NYC showgoers, winning them over with their virtuous melodies and sheer ferocity amidst an endless flurry of shows. Their songs may channel late '70s New York City bands like Television and The Feelies, but Rips propels these references into something new. Their self-titled debut, produced by Austin Brown of Parquet Courts, is eleven tracks of buzzing guitar riffs driven by a charged rhythm section, all set under lyrics that are actually worth a damn.

Rips (the record) takes cues from the moonlighting era of rock, while delivering a set of songs distinctly fit for the modern age. Once described as a “hyperreal rock n’ roll group”, the phrase “borne forward ceaselessly into the future" is more what they’re going for here.

So break an old habit. Let your hair down (or up). Rips will take you there.

Rips

Rips – Delay

From their second album "Living Theatre", out May 17th, 2019 via Trouble In Mind Records (www.troubleinmindrecs.com)

Olden Yolk "Cotton & Cane" (Trouble In Mind Records)

'Innerland' available now. Buy it here : http://smarturl.it/innerland

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Peters_(musician)
I was in the band Engineers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineers_(band)
and have made two albums with Ulrich Schnauss.

Mann Island

Mark Peters

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