Shrines

One of my favorite albums of all time. I own this on Vinyl as well. The music has a very ethereal feel to it. Some people might describe it as trippy. I have seen Purity Ring live twice and they are an amazing duo. Highly recommended if you like electronic music that is a little bit more "spacy", slow, and ethereal, compared to loud, thumping, and energetic.

Don't assume you'll get the multicolored vinyl!!!!!Love the band, love the album but thought I was going to get something a bit more special than just a regular black record!!! Slight disappointment....

Very airy, soothing, and sometimes slightly disturbing synth pop... It's extremely refreshing and new-feeling music. Unique lyrics backed by a hip-hop beat. Purity Ring was magic at first listen. Given their unique, future-pop style, I think it safe to say that they're not for everyone. But I beg you - give a few of their songs a listen, you may be very pleased that you chose to. My suggestions: Ungirthed, Crawlersout, Lofticries.

On paper I should not like this album. It's unquestionably pop, and much more mainstream than the stuff I typically listen to. There's nothing that especially stands out about the instrumentation or melodies. At the same time, the singer's voice and the lyrics have a special something, a soulful quality that is perfectly complemented by the arrangements. I keep coming back to it.Not all the songs are this great; I still haven't been able to sit through "Grandloves" and there were a few others that were uninspiring. "Crawlersout," "Fineshrine" and "Belispeak" stand out for me.

I got the LP, and I was quite impressed with the presentation. They really outdid themselves with the artwork. On to the songs themselves, I have been a fan of Purity Ring ever since I listened to their single "Lofticries" on YouTube, over and over again. They certainly have a distinct sound that I'm addicted to, a very upbeat sound, which kinda softens the hard, morbid, extremely dark lyrics hiding beneath it. I can see how it can't be everyone's cup of tea, but I give them mad credit for daring to sing about something other than light, love pop stuff. Really makes this album special. Overall, I love them, and implore others who enjoy them to help support, and buy their music.

Found the album randomly, bought it on a whim (rare for me), and only REALLY like two tracks (8 - Saltkin, 10 - Lofticries), but it's quite easy to listen to the whole album in one go...haven't been able to do that with many artists. Certainly a unique sound that I've taken a liking to...Only complaint would be lacking a booklet with lyrics - between them being so interesting/odd and somewhat hard to understand, it would have helped.

This album has a fantastic mix of electronic music and interesting lyrics. The songs are well balanced and anyone who likes the XX, Stars, Above and Beyond, or Young Wonder should take a listen. My favorite song was originally Fineshrine, but I've moved to really enjoying the album as a whole, particularly Crawlersout, and Lofticries. I'd highly recommend listening to the album in order the first few times through as the songs flow from one to the next.

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.