Clearance Chicago, Illinois
chicago / nyc
2013 – ?
mike, arthur, kevin & greg
@clearancetunes
all inquiries: microluxechicago (at) gmail
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supported by 13 fans who also own “Drive-Out!”
The Reds, Pinks & Purples invoke a very particular moment of the post-C86/Sarah Records outpost of “college rock” before grunge became the de facto form of “alt rock”. This is pop music like they don’t really make it anymore: Catchy, gloomy, literate, jangly, artsy, occasionally frivolous… like some half-remembered video from the Dave Kendall-era of 120 Minutes.
go to albumsupported by 12 fans who also own “Drive-Out!”
sounds like someone beat the hypnotic dream-pop out of real estate, and replaced it with summer afternoons. excellent excellent excellent!
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The Town That Cursed Your Name
by The Reds, Pinks & Purples
supported by 12 fans who also own “Drive-Out!”
This isn’t a record review. Or maybe it is. But I fell asleep while listening to this album and had a wonderful dream: I was riding my bike through a fictional version of the city where I was born. You know what I mean- familiar, but strangely new? I rode through predawn darkness. The sun began to rise and made the city glow. Two buildings stood out, a liquor store and a pasta factory. I woke up in a happy mood and carried that feeling throughout the day.
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