{"product_id":"summer-at-land-s-end","title":"Summer at Land's End","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSummer at Land’s End\u003c\/i\u003e is not an interlude or tangent for The Reds, Pinks and Purples but rather a perfect fourth movement following the albums \u003ci\u003eAnxiety Art, You Might Be Happy Someday\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUncommon Weather.\u003c\/i\u003e As with these self-recorded records (the primary work of songwriter Glenn Donaldson), the songs on \u003ci\u003eSummer at Land’s End\u003c\/i\u003e were crafted slowly and then drawn together to make a unified statement. But here, and more than before, \u003ci\u003eSummer at Land’s End\u003c\/i\u003e combines Donaldson’s rueful pop sensibility with a parallel musical universe, one composed of pictures, dreams, and feelings without words. Even if the underlying theme of this collection is one of conflict or unhappiness, the vision of the music presents an escape to a new world, always fading in and out of sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor listeners who may not be familiar with Donaldson’s corner of San Francisco - the Richmond district - or the current wave of hazy, melodic DIY pop groups performing in the city, Summer at Land’s End pulls in images and scenes that feel like a collision of the mundane and the sublime of this present landscape. But settings such as these are the backdrop for personal narratives, expressed as a struggle with love, with companionship and the conflicts of home. With this record, The Reds, Pinks and Purples give less focus to the vanities of a subculture and more to the challenge of connecting with someone, to the ordinary goals of being human and finding harmony with others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis deliberate saturation in drama and ambiance, along with some of Donaldson’s best songwriting to date, is what gives Summer at Land’s End its special class in the project’s discography. Of the album’s cinematic mood, Donaldson refers to films like Summer of ‘42 and the influence of the classic 4AD catalogue of the 1990s. This style informs much of Donaldson’s prior and current ventures of course (The Ivytree, Vacant Gardens, and a dozen projects in between) but now The Reds, Pinks and Purples have taken the mantle, embracing this instinct for instrumental or dreamier modes of pop songwriting. It’s a pleasure to experience Summer at Land’s End, as this record finds a thrilling balance between songs and sounds, instruments and voices, and the ironic twin poles of art and life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Sarah Records, 90s 4AD, Blue Boy, The Clientele, early Belle and Sebastian, Felt, The Smiths\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tough Love","offers":[{"title":"Green | LP","offer_id":50504554185035,"sku":"1136629","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50504555397451,"sku":"2000651","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50504554905931,"sku":"1136628","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/958e5a38-56dc-4fad-ba67-8223c17e4085_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727806733","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/summer-at-land-s-end","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}