Shrines

As I slip deeper in to my 30's, current music seems to get more formulaic, less interesting, and altogether "done before" and done better. And then, there's Purity Ring. I'm not even comfortable assigning a genre to Purity Ring, much less a useful description of their sound. Maybe like Best Coast and Tangerine Dream sharing the same acid trip? Sure, why not? Like Pere Ubu and The Sundays were huffing ether at the Detroit Electronic Music Festival in 2001? Yeah, that's a little closer, maybe... Like Bjork being Bjork, while Moby screws around after reading lots of Kafka? Getting warmer! Lofticries is a simply brilliant track that will probably tip you towards love or hate. In either case, check out Fineshrine after, and I defy you to tell me that it doesn't sound as appropriate blasting out of some random kid's subwoofers on an evening cruise as easily as it makes for a shoegazing anthem. I don't say this lightly: I'm concerned about what Purity Ring will follow this up with, because Shrines is *that* good. They can go ahead and break my heart like The Postal Service did a decade ago, and just not release anything after this -- and while I'll be sad, I won't lose sight of the fact that I got to hear an album this perfect.

Since it's release, a few friends have been trying to get me onto this band. I just couldn't find the time or care to take the plunge, plus the cover art doesn't really do much for me at all. It took the random chance of Pandora to open my ears. The first track I heard was Fineshrine, the sounds, the melody and surprisingly, the lyrics all took me to a place of musical fantasy and wonder. The first 5 tracks are a continuous dream sequence; filled with mystery, bright reverberations and fairy-like vocals. I rarely buy music these days but this was money well spent!

Ever since the debut song "Ungirthed" came out I knew the full length would be good, but I had no idea how diverse and great this album is. The instrumentals from Corin Roddick, a member of the band Born Gold, pairs nicely, almost juxaposed to Megan James' vocals, which are as macabre as they are comforting. I'll keep it simple, If you like the sounds of Crystal Castles, Flying Lotus, Grimes, The Weeknd, Joy Division, The Cure, James Blake, Fever Ray (the list can go on, but you probably get the idea) then buy this album immediately. while you are at it check out 4AD records, as they have one of, if not THE best new artsist line-ups. "Shrines" or Grime's "Visions" is the best album of 2012.

This is a very very good album. I like the lyrics, the vocal styles, and the beats behind the music. At times this music can feel very whimsical, in a good way. At other times, this album shifts to a more involved sound that is satisfying. Listen to a couple of the free tracks on the internet, and if you like those, I highly recommend this whole album. The rest of the songs will not disappoint.

I started catching some of Purity Ring's stuff on Youtube last year before I was familiar with the album, particularly Belispeak and Lofticries - really liked what they were doing. As I've been able to listen to this album all the way through I have to agree with some member comments that there's both push and pull. Corin has a great sense of melody and texture choices. Meghan shows a wild amount of variability in that she seems like the type of vocalist who could take any beat under the sun and make it hers. The only disappointment - it is a very monochrome sound pallet at this point. It is a freshman album however and its tough to tell whether they'd even remotely anticipated the size of reception that this album has received. Because of that I think we can say that both Corin and Meghan have a lot in reserve that we still have yet to see. Another thing in their case; I don't say this real often as a band usually has it or doesn't but, they might benefit from acquiring a few more members. I've tried my hand at producing and I know how much trying to mix/master your own stuff can drive you to tears. To try and produce by yourself especially for as thirsty a fan base that would demand full-length albums is more burden that many even very talented producers would want to labor under by themselves. Having one or two acoustic pieces, not completely going in the Submotion Orchestra direction necessarily but at least having other elements to play off of, might also help Corin's electronics open up more and have additional elements to conceptually wrap around.

I cannot stress enough how much I love this album! It came just in time and was packaged very well so thank you goHastings for that! Not only is the vinyl itself in perfect condition, but it is also aesthetically pleasing. Rather than your average black vinyl, this one is a beautiful marbled baby blue that I could honestly watch spin all day. There is also a disc that I presume is for the MP3 that is also a very cute. peachy color. The art is simple, yet says so much and I could probably say the same for the music. I an honestly see this vinyl being very scratched in the future because it will be eternally on repeat. Fireshrine and Grandloves are my absolute favorites for anyone who cares and I can't wait to buy another eternity because I cannot get enough of them. This album is more of a deep, rich sound that flows through your ears like silk and it's absolutely perfect for just laying back and feeling good even 4 years later!

［］内の数字は、英語版wikiを参考されたし。 Shrines is the debut album of Canadian electronica duo Purity Ring. It was announced on April 23, 2012 by 4AD and was released on July 24, 2012.[11] The album reached number 100 on the UK Albums Chart.[12] In the United States, it reached number thirty-two on the Billboard 200 and number two on the Dance/Electronic Albums.[13] The album was listed 24th on Pitchfork Media's staff lists top 50 albums of 2012[14] and 14th on the reader list.[15] It was also ranked 29th on Stereogum's list of top 50 albums of 2012 and 50th on NME's best albums of 2012 list.[16] The album was named a shortlisted nominee for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize on June 13, 2013.[17] The tracks "Ungirthed," "Belispeak," "Obedear," "Fineshrine," and "Lofticries" were released as singles.[11][18] In the UK, "Lofticries" was released on 26 November 2012, while "Fineshrine" was released on 4 March 2013. The music video for "Lofticries" was released on the Pitchfork.tv, the Youtube account of Pitchfork Media.[19] 収録されている曲名です。 All songs written and composed by Purity Ring. No. Title Length 1. "Crawlersout" 3:10 2. "Fineshrine" 3:29 3. "Ungirthed" 2:48 4. "Amenamy" 3:27 5. "Grandloves" (feat. Young Magic) 4:33 6. "Cartographist" 4:48 7. "Belispeak" 2:58 8. "Saltkin" 3:25 9. "Obedear" 3:29 10. "Lofticries" 3:59 11. "Shuck" 2:09 Total length: 38:20

Ich bin vor nicht all zu langer Zeit durch Zufall auf "Purity Ring" gestoßen und war zunächst verwundert über den recht seltsam anmutenden Namen. Später habe ich dann durch einen Freund erfahren dass ein "Purity Ring" ein Ring ist welcher in den USA von der evangelischen Kirche verteilt wird und ein Symbol der sexuellen Enthaltsamkeit vor der Ehe darstellt (mag sich jeder über den Sinn der Sache sein eigenes Urteil bilden...) Nichtsdestotrotz war ich schon beim Hören des ersten Liedes hellauf über den frischen Sound der Band begeistert. Vom Grundsound her erinnert mich Purity Ring an XXYYXX, jenen Musiker der mit 17 Jahren sein erstes gleichnamiges Album rausbrachte welches er mithilfe von selbst gebauten Synthesizern produziert hat. Ohne Werbung machen zu wollen kann ich jedem dem die Musik von "Purity Ring" gefällt kann ich XXYYXX nur wärmstens ans Herz legen. Die stark durch Effekte verfälschte (postiv) Stimme legt sich sanft über die Beats und kreiert so im Zusammenspiel eine enstpannte Grundstimmung. Das Album plätschert nur so dahin, was sicherlich nicht jedermanns Sache ist, und die CD hat eine durchgehende Qualitative wie geistreiche Umsetzung erfahren. Vorallem die Drums welche klanglich aus dem Bereich des Hip Hop stammen verleihen der Musik eine Leichtigkeit wie sie des öfteren wünschenswert wäre. Alles in allem eine gelungene CD von der ich jedoch jedem abraten würde der schnell gelangweilt von Platten ist welche nur all zu sehr dahinplätschern.

Amazing album, one of the most interesting albums of the last few years in my opinion. READ THIS IF YOU PLAN TO BUY THE VINYL COPY: The product page states that it is the "initial pressing on coloured vinyl". However, this is NOT TRUE. It is, in fact, the plain black vinyl. So be aware of this before ordering to avoid disappointment when it arrives. I have contacted Amazon customer services and they said they would change the product title but this was over a week ago and they still haven't. Other than that, the vinyl copy is great and gives even more depth to the sound.

Great album! Delivered quickly from the UK!

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