{"product_id":"cd-the-reds-pinks-and-purples-acknowledge-kindness","title":"The Reds, Pinks and Purples - Acknowledge Kindness [CD]","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eAcknowledge Kindness expands The Reds, Pinks And Purples’ distinctive brand of emotional pop, music built for the quiet hours and the restless mind. Evolving naturally from the heavier, melancholic indie rock of previous releases, the mood here feels more exposed and reflective, blossoming into lush dreamscapes that recall the bittersweet sorrow of The Cure or the tenderly gloomy transcendence of California by American Music Club.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eCreated from a new headspace, the album finds Glenn Donaldson observing both the present and the weight of what came before it. Songs lean into a deeper sense of nostalgia, allowing him to look back with intent and revisit moments that once carried a sting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eDonaldson comments: “This album is probably about learning to live with your ghosts and trying to be alive in the present. There’s a certain kind of big sounding record I aspire to make, like California by American Music Club or 16-Lover's Lane by The Go-Betweens, works that steer into the pain but become a transportational device for the listener.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eDonaldson’s vocals are captured in high fidelity, raw and immediate, with lyrical abstraction underpinned by chiming acoustic guitars and achingly beautiful piano.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e‘New Leaf’ teases with a perpetual guitar line plucking at the heartstrings while a sub-melody cushions Donaldson’s musings. ‘Heaven of Love’ tackles cynicism with positive energy as it tumbles into a glorious chorus, while the guitars on ‘Worthy of Love’ chime dutifully as it dispels heavy memories and heads for a better place. Two plush instrumentals, the winsome ‘Blue Heron Lake’ and the symphonic title track, sound like Eno post Roxy pre ambient or Felt without words.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eHaving written more than 200 songs and released nine albums in just six years, Glenn Donaldson has shaped a distinctive songwriting world rooted in emotional clarity and romanticised wonder.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eAcross its 11 tracks, Acknowledge Kindness expands The Reds, Pinks And Purples’ emotional and sonic panorama, with Donaldson’s ongoing world-building remaining both warmly nostalgic and strikingly original.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003ePress Quotes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e“Donaldson’s best work hides allure within a bigger picture, like a jangle-pop egg hunt” Pitchfork\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e“The bitter tunefulness of the Smiths and the Go-Betweens” The New York Times  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e“Donaldson's undeniable homage is exquisitely on the nose, one comforting swoon after another” MOJO \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e“Another band that could be our life.” Louder Than War \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e“Brilliant” Aquarium Drunkard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eA1 Is it you, or is it them?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eA2 Heaven of Love\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eA3 Emo Band\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eA4 New Leaf\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eA5 Houses\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eA6 Blue Heron Lake\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eB1 Worthy of Love\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eB2 Doubt in Vain\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eB3 Where Did I Go Last Night?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ligatures: none; 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