"In 2020, showed me the original version, and I hadn't heard the song in like probably five years. "We knew it was good, and we liked it, but it wasn't right," James says. After deciding that it was too dark for the bright sounds that came to comprise that album, the pair shelved it, only to revisit it as the pandemic set in. The title track stems from a melody the band had worked on back in 2014 during the sessions for Another Eternity. Shy of 20 minutes long, the record feels like a thank-you gift to fans for their patience.
The delay also seems worth it because since releasing Womb in 2020, Purity Ring dropped a seven-track EP, Graves, last month. "That's a really nice part of the tour - seeing how many people know us and want to support us not just by buying a ticket but by listening to how we feel about touring right now." "Our fans are so sweet, and I feel like they understand," she adds. She says she feels more at ease when she sees masked faces in the crowd. To ease her anxiety, James is actively encouraging concertgoers to wear masks during their shows. "We don't make albums very fast, and it's been looming over us for the whole pandemic because we just kept pushing," James says. It had also been so long since Purity Ring toured that they felt like fans had waited long enough. In the end, James and Roddick decided to press on with the tour, acknowledging that every artist is in a precarious situation when it comes to supporting their work on the road. Should we really be doing this? Do we have to?'" I was before it started, and I still am constantly like, 'This is a bad idea. I was on the fence every day about this tour. "Musicians are in a very tough position, and there isn't a lot of help for that. "I feel terrified of touring right now," she admits. When asked if she was eager to return to the road, James responds, "Not really." With the pandemic still very much a thing, she's anxious about anyone on the tour getting sick.
Last year, the band announced it would embark on a fall tour, only to see it pushed back to 2022. Purity Ring's third album, Womb, dropped in April 2020, effectively guaranteeing that a regular touring cycle and promotion wouldn't happen. Since dropping their 2012 debut album, Shrines, Megan James and Corin Roddick have been captivating listeners with electronic beats that somehow feel both organic and robotic.Ī decade later and three LPs in, the Canadian duo is finally back on the road - and it's been a long time coming. The ten songs are entirely written, recorded, produced and mixed by the duo of Megan James and Corin Roddick, and the album chronicles a quest for comfort and the search for a resting place in a world where so much is beyond our control.Few artists do synthpop better than Purity Ring. The track “sinew” from the duo’s latest LP WOMB, was praised as “dizzying” by PopMatters with Paste saying the track is “Purity Ring at their best.” WOMB was praised as a “crystalline rush of adrenaline” by The FADER and debuted #1 on Billboard’s electronic chart last year.įollowing its release, WOMB reached the top 20 on seven Billboard charts. Along with the video, the duo confirms their rescheduled tour dates across the US, UK and Europe for fall 2021. Today, Purity Ring release the abstract and captivatingly enigmatic video for the track “sinew” from their third studio album, directed by Toby Stretch. Lead single ‘stardew’, released today, is a glittering, transcendent invitation to “ just be where you are” – to experience the kind of powerful peace that can only be found by truly coming home. WOMB chronicles a quest for comfort and the search for a resting place. WOMB will be released on April 3rd via 4AD and is entirely produced and recorded by the duo of Megan James and Corin Roddick. After more than five years, Purity Ring have returned to announce their third album.
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