Name: Unwishing Well
Brand: The Reds, Pinks and Purples

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

TLV169LP

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White

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Discogs ID

[r30393296]

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-04-12

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cargo

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5055869550574

Total Cap

White LP

TLV169CD

5055869550581

Artist

The Reds, Pinks and Purples

Genre GB

Indie Pop / Shoegaze

Label GB

Tough Love

The Reds, Pinks and Purples is a San Franciscan DIY kitchen pop project led by Glenn Donaldson. With live support from friends, this project creates captivating music that combines elements of indie pop and lo-fi aesthetics. Known for their heartfelt lyrics and catchy melodies, The Reds, Pinks and Purples have gained a loyal following in the music scene. Their unique sound and authentic approach to music make them a must-listen for fans of alternative pop.

Tough Love is a record label based in London, UK. Established in 2005, the label has become a prominent force in the music industry, representing a diverse range of talented artists and releasing groundbreaking music across various genres.
With an unwavering commitment to quality and innovation, Tough Love has earned a reputation for discovering and nurturing emerging talent. The label's extensive catalog showcases an eclectic mix of electronic, house, techno, and alternative sounds that captivate listeners worldwide.
Driven by a passion for music and an entrepreneurial spirit, Tough Love continues to push boundaries and challenge conventions. With their finger on the pulse of contemporary trends and an ear for timeless melodies, they are at the forefront of shaping the future of music.

The cinema of the scenes as told from the heart and spirit of the omniscient narrator shines through the awe-inspiring oeuvre of Glenn Donaldson's canonical titan that is The Reds, Pinks and Purples. The storied and esoteric histories of every underserved underdog becomes immortalized in records and poignantly penned paeans that evoke the eras and underachievers that became synonymous with their own respective corresponding localized micro-movements. Donaldson channels that psychic spirit and journeyman earned wisdom to provide contemporary era rock operas that eulogize tales of infinitely influential rises and falls. Crystalizing the tragic self-celebrating kingdoms of fortunate failures, false heroes, music press deities of limitless deceit, hometown dive gods and humanity in the grips of all its romanticized wonder and woe — the latest sortie of the sensational and spectacular takes aim at the threads of hope and an untethered abandon into the intimacy and dualities of idolatry and isolation with Unwishing Well.

Ever since its emergence from the harried late 2010s The Reds, Pinks and Purples have become the absolute encapsulation of Donaldson's own proliferation and prestige. From a musical legacy that chronicles a long list of minor successes and major tragedies; Glenn distills the timelines of distinction from yesterday, today, tomorrow and whatever may be into a musical phenomenon that embodies something more than all of its analogous inspirations. Beyond the clamour about the retro cult pop artistic allusions and tropes that can be found in those spirit expanding kaleidoscope chord chimes; Donaldson takes you on a guided tour through the San Francisco underground movements that would have been, could have been or perhaps never were at all from the start. The Reds, Pinks and Purples’ coveted catalog inadvertently, consciously or unconsciously, offers an authorised and anonymous history of imperfect and ambitious debutantes, dilettantes, auteurs, et al. The lauded visionaries whose volition informed the big money touring stage headliners, but only enjoyed a fleeting jaunt through the glorious corporate clad carnival canopies from the touring circuit routes and tech funded festival tent tabernacles. Unwishing Well is a eulogy for the buzz bands that crashed, the wily one hit wizards, and omnipresent (and often uninspired) eternal aesthetes who work the lucrative outlets of licensing media markets.

Unwishing Well    

Music GB

Discover Unwishing Well by The Reds, Pinks and Purples. A sensational and spectacular rock opera that immortalizes the stories of underdogs. Available on vinyl from Tough Love.