The Reds, Pinks & Purples Drift Beyond Tradition On "Every Shade Of Blue"
- Charles Luberisse
- 11 hours ago
- 2 min read
Updated: 4 hours ago
Written By: Big C
Blue is usually treated like a destination, but here blue behaves more like weather. The Reds, Pinks & Purples let “Every Shade of Blue” drift into a folk-inflected future. Without dressing the song in tradition, Glenn Donaldson keeps the writing intimate while longtime friend Steven R. Smith adds a dark instrumental atmosphere. Enough for each guitar haze to change the listeners view. Created during the same period as Acknowledge Kindness, the track became an early signal toward the album’s evolving sound. Its quiet motion opens another path, where sonics are allowed to travel without a map. Donaldson describes the turn as:
This is an older song, and the first song I made that I thought could be a signpost towards the future sound of Acknowledge Kindness. I wanted to bring out more of a folk feeling without sounding traditional at all. Steven R. Smith, a good friend from high school and a maker of dark solo instrumental music, added some atmospheres on this, as well as contributing to quite a few other tracks in the last year or so. I am always editing my work as I go, but this is one of the few songs where I feel like the words are truly finished.
The companion EP True Love Daydream arrives September 25 through Fire Records, bringing six songs created beside Acknowledge Kindness into a smaller vessel of their own. Three atmospheric instrumentals allow the sequence to ebb between Bad Poetry In Bed, Heaven Of Love (Slow Version), and now "Every Shade Of Blue." A short North American run reaches Brooklyn, Kingston, and Philadelphia in October before UK dates follow in March 2027. Board Donaldson’s little boat, let the shimmer choose the current, and see which color reaches land first. Let us know your thoughts in the comments and follow The Reds, Pinks, & Purples on BANDCAMP, BLUESKY, INSTAGRAM, and SUBSTACK.
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