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The Reds, Pinks and Purples

The Past Is a Garden I Never Fed

£13.99

Released: 4th July 2025. Having penned over 200 songs in the last six years, The Reds, Pinks and Purples release a collection of tracks previously unreleased on physical format that continues to romanticise the wonders and woes of the world. With song titles that read like chapter sub-heads for a post-Douglas Coupland novella, 'The Past Is A Garden I Never Fed' takes The Reds, Pinks and Purples central orator Glenn Donaldson through the turmoil of small talk and everyday water cooler moments with a fine sense of pathos and irony.

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  • Details

    Released:
    4th July 2025
    Category:
    Rock & Pop
    Format:
    CD Album
    Barcode:
    809236003683
  • Description

    Having penned over 200 songs in the last six years, The Reds, Pinks and Purples release a collection of tracks previously unreleased on physical format that continues to romanticise the wonders and woes of the world. With song titles that read like chapter sub-heads for a post-Douglas Coupland novella, 'The Past Is A Garden I Never Fed' takes The Reds, Pinks and Purples central orator Glenn Donaldson through the turmoil of small talk and everyday water cooler moments with a fine sense of pathos and irony.
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    1.The World Doesn't Need Another Band
    The Reds, Pinks and Purples
    2.I Only Ever Wanted to See You Fail
    The Reds, Pinks and Purples
    3.A Figure On the Stairs
    The Reds, Pinks and Purples
    4.Slow Torture of an Hourly Wage
    The Reds, Pinks and Purples
    5.Trouble Don't Last
    The Reds, Pinks and Purples
    6.You're Never Safe from Yourself
    The Reds, Pinks and Purples
    7.Your Cult Is On Fire
    The Reds, Pinks and Purples
    8.My Toxic Friend
    The Reds, Pinks and Purples
    9.Your Taste Makes You Strange
    The Reds, Pinks and Purples
    10.Marty As a Youth
    The Reds, Pinks and Purples
    11.What's the Worst Thing You Heard?
    The Reds, Pinks and Purples
    12.No One Absolves Us in the End
    The Reds, Pinks and Purples
    13.Richard in the Age of the Corporation
    The Reds, Pinks and Purples
    14.There Must Be a Pill for This
    The Reds, Pinks and Purples
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