another interview to check out, with 5 album recommendations too... www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XUu...

this is a masterpiece

Souled American last night, what a band. There are few bands left with this much depth. go see them.

#RedPlanet kicks off with @glenndonaldson.bsky.social #Houses + Broken fence never mends Overgrown again Hoping for Sunflowers + new #sadcore LP out now on Fire Records + #NP WSUM 91.7fm Madison wsum.org theredspinksandpurples.bandcamp.com/track/houses

The concept of "customer service" has made America a terrible place.

Moby, Stipe, Corgan…is there room for another in the hearts of rock fans? It remains to be seen. In the meantime, we have this powerful Los Angeles show with Omaha, NE song master Simon Joyner (and the Nervous Stars). www.lodgeroomhlp.com/shows/the-re...

This band gets mentioned often in relation to my band. They are an influence, hearing it in the days of my youth, and this album is perfect. #cdfriday

Five Questions with Glenn Donaldson (Reds, Pinks And Purples, Fire, @glenndonaldson.bsky.social). “I’m aware my songs are sad, but I want to let some light in … give myself and the listener a way out of the darkness.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/13/f...

This is the year I got hooked on The Saints. The mid-late 80's era I like even more than the early stuff. They settle into Van Morrison/Stones roots rock with an Australian-pop thing too, good parallel to Slash Records in the same time period. Vinyl still bargain prices cuz it's not "punk."

another interview, the interviewer wanted to know about "darkness" 15questions.net/interview/gl...

What is #Monday4?

When a Robert Smith and a Stephen Merrit love each other very much... The Reds, Pinks and Purples - Too Late for an Early Grave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRpVtuWVWis #music #sadbastardmusic

@glenndonaldson.bsky.social captures a portrait of SF that was through shimmering melodies on 'Acknowledge Kindness' @padlife.bsky.social reviews www.treblezine.com/reds-pinks-p...

Good morning #cdfriday i buy a Scrawl CD whenever they turn up.

Glenn Donaldson's prolific indie pop project The Reds, Pinks & Purples shakes off some of their jumpy college rock tendencies in favor of slower moving, goth-like reflections.

a thoughtful and researched piece on the new record, i was moved. 🙏

Found a picture of Badgerlore playing in the mid 90s at Hemlock Tavern in SF. Left to right: Glenn Donaldson (Reds Pinks and Purples), Rob Fisk (Ex Deerhoof, Curse All Kings), Tom Carter (Charalambides), myself

“The Reds, Pinks and Purples’ Glenn Donaldson has made a record that is expansive both sonically and thematically, notching his best yet in full-length number nine,” writes Jennifer Kelly. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8152527... @glenndonaldson.bsky.social

Acknowledge Kindness succeeds in smudging the soul with the same kind of ink and oil darkness that permeated the 4AD & Rough Trade catalogs. It’s clear that Glenn has spent a lifetime braised in those sounds, and the alchemy that he’s worked feels like a peak for RPP’s bit.ly/4ugce9h

Glenn Donaldson (@glenndonaldson.bsky.social) entrega la colección de canciones más melancólica The Reds, Pinks and Purples en ‘Acknowledge Kindness’, un precioso disco que marca un antes y un después en la carrera del artista de San Francisco. www.indienauta.com/the-reds-pin...

I get bored reading how I am "too prolific." I'm just going to say it: most bands are lazy. They practice in their moldy practice spaces for years, trying to perfect the same 8 songs, refusing to move on and admit defeat. I have been there.

Stunning new @glenndonaldson.bsky.social Reds Pinks and Purlples LP, Acknowledge Kindness arrived courtesy of @southrecordshop.bsky.social

#NP The sun is shining away out there and the latest @glenndonaldson.bsky.social is proving a stunning soundtrack 🌞 The latest album from the prolific project is a real beauty Donaldson's distinctive gentle vocal is at the centre of some of his most lush, expansive songwriting yet ♥️

Here’s another very welcome arrival today. This is the latest album from The Reds, Pinks & Purples ( @glenndonaldson.bsky.social ) - ‘Acknowledge Kindness’. Gorgeous, melodic indie pop. ♥️👇 theredspinksandpurples.bandcamp.com/album/acknow... #vinylrecords #vinylsky #vinylcollector #musicsky

Recensie op de krenten uit de pop: dekrentenuitdepop.blogspot.com/2026/04/revi... Glenn Donaldson blijft met zijn band The Reds, Pinks & Purples het ene na het andere prachtalbum uit de hoge hoed toveren en ook het net wat meer ingetogen Acknowledge Kindness is weer wonderschoon.

My review of the new reds pinks and purples single! www.tumblr.com/daggerzine/8...

Greatest kind of way to start a springtime weekend @glenndonaldson.bsky.social + Helpless in the breeze Maybe everyone of us a new leaf + @wsum.bsky.social

My album is out today. i have activated my bot spam army, and I will be going viral any second now. See you on the other side of fame.

#NewMusicFriday 🧵 The Reds, Pinks & Purples, 'Acknowledge Kindness' It's hard to keep up w/@glenndonaldson.bsky.social, but this is one worth a listen. Dreamy indie-pop pulled from obscure 7"s, with that emotional economy of songcraft in mind. theredspinksandpurples.bandcamp.com/album/acknow...

Glenn Donaldson se regodea en la melancolía para crear las canciones de ‘Acknowledge Kindness’, el estupendo y precioso nuevo trabajo de The Reds, Pinks and Purples. donteatheyellowsnow2.wordpress.com/2026/04/24/t...

@agarr45.bsky.social @ineeddirection.bsky.social World of Echo’s description of the new Reds, Pinks & Purples record giving me a warm feeling - comparisons to AMC, East River Pipe and even the Butterflies of Love. 👌

The unstoppable Glen Donaldson aka The Reds, Pinks and Purples returns with another taut set of jangly, Bay Area-coded pop, this time imagining a parallel timeline where The Cure and The Go-Betweens found themselves languishing in an Oakland bedsit... boomkat.com/products/ack...

The Reds, Pinks & Purples - Acknowledge Kindness Happy release day @glenndonaldson.bsky.social!! #firstrecordoftheday

JUST IN! 'Acknowledge Kindness' by The Reds, Pinks and Purples Glenn Donaldson delivers his most ethereal and introspective batch of jangle and dream pop tracks to date, with heavy influences from American Music Club, The Cure, solo art rock era Eno, and Felt. www.normanrecords.com/records/2139...

more interview action from the great Tone Glow open.substack.com/pub/toneglow...

The Reds, Pinks And Purples – Acknowledge Kindness and interview with Glenn Donaldson: “now I guess I make simple pop music recorded at home” https://freq.org.uk/reviews/reds-pinks-purples-acknowledge/ I might be the only person that thinks the self-titled […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

I couldn’t access any RSD stuff, too much competition. But i did get some gems

two new-ish bands with vinyl to check out: glenndonaldson.substack.com/p/reviews-na...

Loving the ‘86-‘88 Saints era, this one fits perfectly alongside same era Gun Club, Violent Femmes, Los Lobos…

I foolishly assumed that after Kuepper left, The Saints were somehow less. But All Fool's Day from '86 is burning up my stereo, Stones circa Goat's Head Soup with Go-Betweens-ish acoustic mid-80s pop arrangements. This record was made for me.

Civic Rot Fund

new interview about the new record here: www.brokendreamsclubsf.com/blog/the-red...

There’s a certain kind of music person that doesn’t like what everyone else likes, these are my people.

It's pretty obvious that even "rock" and "hardcore" bands are working with edited ai lyrics, even if they are still playing instruments. These are depressing times for so many reason.

From two years ago: Wrote about records from The Reds, Pinks & Purples, Negative Passengers, Schedule 1, and Janelane:

Overlooked Feelies/Yung Wu members’ project…has the signature sound, maybe heavier Time for a Witness-era style, includes a Love Tractor cover which makes a lot of sense #cdfriday

My dear friends The Strange Girls "Beset" from 2010 is out now on LP. Their most transcendental heart wrecking sook blues & purest Motty. My favourite. Ake ake ake! cmr-thstrnggrls.bandcamp.com/album/beset

nasty public critique of pop culture stuff on social media is so tired. just make a friend in real life and enjoy talking sh*t over coffee. the online world would be so much less psychotic if people just made a few irl friends they could rant to.