Another Eternity
On their follow-up to 2012's Shrines, Purity Ring find the pop world about where they left it. If their balance of delicacy and danger doesn't have the advantage of novelty anymore, their aesthetic is strong enough that familiarity becomes a decent substitute.
Purity Ring’s rapid ascent over the last few years deserves its share of skepticism, as it would be easy to think that the success of the Edmonton-based duo is a mere apparition, the right combination of luck and skill and Internet hype. The group birthed a made-up genre—future pop—drawn from standalone singles that…
Purity Ring have held stake to the claim of “most copied indie band of the last two years.” Yet having this title puts…
After the surge of ethereal electronic bands that arrived in the wake of Shrines, Purity Ring's Megan James and Corin Roddick wanted their second album to stand out from the pack.
Megan James’ vocals once mixed cute ‘n’ creepy, sweetly singing about cutting us open, but her newfound android pallor is no longer fairytale-weird.
The success of Purity Ring's debut set the group up for big things. Their work with hip-hop artists like Danny Brown and Ab-Soul suggested t...
Purity Ring's debut was one of 2012's most lauded releases. A sublime future-pop gem, Shrines combined astral beats, ethereal electro, and deceptively dark lyrics; surviving the tsunami of hype that surrounded it, by turning out to be a genuinely great re
Uneven rhythms and admirably sparse beats make Purity Ring’s second album stand out
On another eternity, Purity Ring displays a willingness to more intrepidly embrace the pop underpinnings of their debut.
Review of 'Another Eternity' by Purity Ring. The band's full-length album comes out on March 3rd via 4AD. The lead single from the LP is "Push and Pull."
The Canadian duo opt for more of a teen-pop sound on their sophomore effort, and thus lose the odd sound that made them appealing