The Past Is a Garden I Never Fed
The Reds, Pinks and Purples
The Past Is a Garden I Never Fed
Boomkat Product Review:
Prolific ex-wyrd folk mainstay Glen Donaldson sweeps up a raft of unreleased material for his first Fire anthology. Sardonic, melodic jangle pop gold - RIYL Teenage Fanclub, Television Personalities, The Go-Betweens.
Since properly introducing his The Reds, Pinks and Purples project in 2018, Donaldson has released more albums than we can count - he's penned over 200 songs, according to the press release. But we shouldn't be too surprised; we can still remember when he was a core member of the Jeweled Antler collective, playing with Thuja, Skygreen Leopards, The Blithe Sons, The Franciscan Hobbies and churning out solo material as The Ivytree, and it seemed like there was a new CDr with his name attached to it out almost every week. This gear's a little less esoteric, but Donaldson's attention to detail is still remarkable. Inspired by classic late-'80s DIY pop, he combs his memorybanks for pithy monologues that lighten the load of a life spent recording, duping and swerving the mainstream.
Opener 'The World Doesn't Need Another Band' is a euphoric sadsack anthem, somewhere between Jarvis Cocker and Morrissey, and 'I Only Ever Wanted to See You Fail' is charmingly caustic. "Oh I can't stand the pain, of watching you top the charts again," Donaldson moans over era-accurate acoustic strums and overdubbed riffs. "You can say I'm petty it's true, but I know deep down you want to crush me too." Even the story of wage slavery recounted on 'Slow Torture of an Hourly Wage' sounds as luminescent as a Sarah Records compilation with Donaldson's ironic charisma leading us on.
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Boomkat Product Review:
Prolific ex-wyrd folk mainstay Glen Donaldson sweeps up a raft of unreleased material for his first Fire anthology. Sardonic, melodic jangle pop gold - RIYL Teenage Fanclub, Television Personalities, The Go-Betweens.
Since properly introducing his The Reds, Pinks and Purples project in 2018, Donaldson has released more albums than we can count - he's penned over 200 songs, according to the press release. But we shouldn't be too surprised; we can still remember when he was a core member of the Jeweled Antler collective, playing with Thuja, Skygreen Leopards, The Blithe Sons, The Franciscan Hobbies and churning out solo material as The Ivytree, and it seemed like there was a new CDr with his name attached to it out almost every week. This gear's a little less esoteric, but Donaldson's attention to detail is still remarkable. Inspired by classic late-'80s DIY pop, he combs his memorybanks for pithy monologues that lighten the load of a life spent recording, duping and swerving the mainstream.
Opener 'The World Doesn't Need Another Band' is a euphoric sadsack anthem, somewhere between Jarvis Cocker and Morrissey, and 'I Only Ever Wanted to See You Fail' is charmingly caustic. "Oh I can't stand the pain, of watching you top the charts again," Donaldson moans over era-accurate acoustic strums and overdubbed riffs. "You can say I'm petty it's true, but I know deep down you want to crush me too." Even the story of wage slavery recounted on 'Slow Torture of an Hourly Wage' sounds as luminescent as a Sarah Records compilation with Donaldson's ironic charisma leading us on.
Boomkat Product Review:
Prolific ex-wyrd folk mainstay Glen Donaldson sweeps up a raft of unreleased material for his first Fire anthology. Sardonic, melodic jangle pop gold - RIYL Teenage Fanclub, Television Personalities, The Go-Betweens.
Since properly introducing his The Reds, Pinks and Purples project in 2018, Donaldson has released more albums than we can count - he's penned over 200 songs, according to the press release. But we shouldn't be too surprised; we can still remember when he was a core member of the Jeweled Antler collective, playing with Thuja, Skygreen Leopards, The Blithe Sons, The Franciscan Hobbies and churning out solo material as The Ivytree, and it seemed like there was a new CDr with his name attached to it out almost every week. This gear's a little less esoteric, but Donaldson's attention to detail is still remarkable. Inspired by classic late-'80s DIY pop, he combs his memorybanks for pithy monologues that lighten the load of a life spent recording, duping and swerving the mainstream.
Opener 'The World Doesn't Need Another Band' is a euphoric sadsack anthem, somewhere between Jarvis Cocker and Morrissey, and 'I Only Ever Wanted to See You Fail' is charmingly caustic. "Oh I can't stand the pain, of watching you top the charts again," Donaldson moans over era-accurate acoustic strums and overdubbed riffs. "You can say I'm petty it's true, but I know deep down you want to crush me too." Even the story of wage slavery recounted on 'Slow Torture of an Hourly Wage' sounds as luminescent as a Sarah Records compilation with Donaldson's ironic charisma leading us on.
Boomkat Product Review:
Prolific ex-wyrd folk mainstay Glen Donaldson sweeps up a raft of unreleased material for his first Fire anthology. Sardonic, melodic jangle pop gold - RIYL Teenage Fanclub, Television Personalities, The Go-Betweens.
Since properly introducing his The Reds, Pinks and Purples project in 2018, Donaldson has released more albums than we can count - he's penned over 200 songs, according to the press release. But we shouldn't be too surprised; we can still remember when he was a core member of the Jeweled Antler collective, playing with Thuja, Skygreen Leopards, The Blithe Sons, The Franciscan Hobbies and churning out solo material as The Ivytree, and it seemed like there was a new CDr with his name attached to it out almost every week. This gear's a little less esoteric, but Donaldson's attention to detail is still remarkable. Inspired by classic late-'80s DIY pop, he combs his memorybanks for pithy monologues that lighten the load of a life spent recording, duping and swerving the mainstream.
Opener 'The World Doesn't Need Another Band' is a euphoric sadsack anthem, somewhere between Jarvis Cocker and Morrissey, and 'I Only Ever Wanted to See You Fail' is charmingly caustic. "Oh I can't stand the pain, of watching you top the charts again," Donaldson moans over era-accurate acoustic strums and overdubbed riffs. "You can say I'm petty it's true, but I know deep down you want to crush me too." Even the story of wage slavery recounted on 'Slow Torture of an Hourly Wage' sounds as luminescent as a Sarah Records compilation with Donaldson's ironic charisma leading us on.
Estimated Release Date: 04 July 2025
Please note that shipping dates for pre-orders are estimated and are subject to change
Boomkat Product Review:
Prolific ex-wyrd folk mainstay Glen Donaldson sweeps up a raft of unreleased material for his first Fire anthology. Sardonic, melodic jangle pop gold - RIYL Teenage Fanclub, Television Personalities, The Go-Betweens.
Since properly introducing his The Reds, Pinks and Purples project in 2018, Donaldson has released more albums than we can count - he's penned over 200 songs, according to the press release. But we shouldn't be too surprised; we can still remember when he was a core member of the Jeweled Antler collective, playing with Thuja, Skygreen Leopards, The Blithe Sons, The Franciscan Hobbies and churning out solo material as The Ivytree, and it seemed like there was a new CDr with his name attached to it out almost every week. This gear's a little less esoteric, but Donaldson's attention to detail is still remarkable. Inspired by classic late-'80s DIY pop, he combs his memorybanks for pithy monologues that lighten the load of a life spent recording, duping and swerving the mainstream.
Opener 'The World Doesn't Need Another Band' is a euphoric sadsack anthem, somewhere between Jarvis Cocker and Morrissey, and 'I Only Ever Wanted to See You Fail' is charmingly caustic. "Oh I can't stand the pain, of watching you top the charts again," Donaldson moans over era-accurate acoustic strums and overdubbed riffs. "You can say I'm petty it's true, but I know deep down you want to crush me too." Even the story of wage slavery recounted on 'Slow Torture of an Hourly Wage' sounds as luminescent as a Sarah Records compilation with Donaldson's ironic charisma leading us on.
Estimated Release Date: 04 July 2025
Please note that shipping dates for pre-orders are estimated and are subject to change
Boomkat Product Review:
Prolific ex-wyrd folk mainstay Glen Donaldson sweeps up a raft of unreleased material for his first Fire anthology. Sardonic, melodic jangle pop gold - RIYL Teenage Fanclub, Television Personalities, The Go-Betweens.
Since properly introducing his The Reds, Pinks and Purples project in 2018, Donaldson has released more albums than we can count - he's penned over 200 songs, according to the press release. But we shouldn't be too surprised; we can still remember when he was a core member of the Jeweled Antler collective, playing with Thuja, Skygreen Leopards, The Blithe Sons, The Franciscan Hobbies and churning out solo material as The Ivytree, and it seemed like there was a new CDr with his name attached to it out almost every week. This gear's a little less esoteric, but Donaldson's attention to detail is still remarkable. Inspired by classic late-'80s DIY pop, he combs his memorybanks for pithy monologues that lighten the load of a life spent recording, duping and swerving the mainstream.
Opener 'The World Doesn't Need Another Band' is a euphoric sadsack anthem, somewhere between Jarvis Cocker and Morrissey, and 'I Only Ever Wanted to See You Fail' is charmingly caustic. "Oh I can't stand the pain, of watching you top the charts again," Donaldson moans over era-accurate acoustic strums and overdubbed riffs. "You can say I'm petty it's true, but I know deep down you want to crush me too." Even the story of wage slavery recounted on 'Slow Torture of an Hourly Wage' sounds as luminescent as a Sarah Records compilation with Donaldson's ironic charisma leading us on.
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