PURITY RING RELEASE RIPPLING AND PROPULSIVE NEW SONG ‘I LIKE THE DEVIL’
NEW ALBUM WOMB OUT THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 3RD VIA 4AD
REDDIT /R/POPHEADS AMA THIS FRI @ 4PM EST
Purity Ring have revealed a final new song ahead of the release of their third album, WOMB, which is out this Friday via 4AD: the propulsive “i like the devil”. The new song follows searching salve “peacefall,” which FADER called “a glistening transmission from inside the eye of the storm”; “stardew,” which Billboard praised as “pulsating”; and kinetic “pink lightning” called “sparkling” by Stereogum.
PRESS PRAISE FOR RECENT SINGLES:
“Maybe the otherworldly sounds of Purity Ring are precisely what we need to escape into right about now.” – The FADER
“The pulsating track finds the band in search of respite in the midst of ever-changing chaos.” – Billboard on “stardew”
“The duo’s new album WOMB is probably their most beguiling to date; it’s a twisted comfort blanket of a record weaved with a wider variety of sonic textures than in the past.” – DAZED
“In these dark days, we need to find comfort in small joys. Purity Ring’s third album is a shimmering escape, and as good a self-isolation soundtrack as you’re likely to find – 8/10” – Loud & Quiet
“Rarely has such booming sound felt so meditative…Just as the lyrics do, the dark fade reminds us to hold onto the words of people who care for us.” – Consequence of Sound on “peacefall”
“Triumphant, emotional offering with Corin Roddick’s signature production cues on full display.” – Hypebeast on “peacefall”
“Couldn’t have arrived at a better time.” – Dancing Astronaut on “peacefall”
WOMB is Purity Ring’s first album in more than five years. The ten songs are entirely written, recorded, produced and mixed by the duo, 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. To celebrate the album’s release this Friday, the duo of Megan James and Corin Roddick will do an AMA on the /r/popheads Reddit forum on release day at 4pm EST.
WOMB follows Purity Ring’s 2012 internationally-acclaimed and highly influential debut Shrines and 2015’s another eternity. On another eternity, The New York Times praised the songs as “only a few steps removed from radio hits by singers like Ariana Grande and Ellie Goulding” while Rolling Stone called them “lustrous synth pop plus cavernous hip hop” and The New Yorker lauded the duo for “creat[ing] electro-pop that is as warm and human as it is cold and alien, an intoxicating combination that feels boldly futuristic.” In support of the album, the band performed on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Conan and the outdoor stage of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
WOMB will be available digitally, on CD and standard back vinyl. Limited color vinyl options available for pre-order via the Purity Ring store & 4AD Store (violet), Vinyl Me Please (grey & white marbled), and independent record shops (opaque red). The first 1,000 limited LPs ordered from the 4AD Store will come with an exclusive 12”x12” insert signed by the band.
Hear “stardew” here – https://purityring.ffm.to/stardew
Hear “peacefall” and “pink lightning” here – https://purityring.ffm.to/womb
WOMB Tracklist:
- rubyinsides
- pink lightning
- peacefall
- i like the devil
- femia
- sinew
- vehemence
- silkspun
- almanac
- stardew
