Purity Ring is a synth pop duo from Edmonton, Alberta, known for their ethereal sound. Megan James is the divine voice, while Corin Roddick is the man who makes the magic.

I've been a fan of Purity Ring since 2015, discovering the song Begin Again on Pandora (remember when that was a thing people used?) while listening to CHVRCHES. I was absolute ENTRANCED with their sound. It was unlike anything I've heard at that point. I was in love with the beautiful synths and Megan's angelic voice. I listened to more and more of their work and was just... in love. Here I am, a decade later and they still make some of my favorite songs ever. I've seen them live twice now! 2022's WOMB tour at Webster Hall, and 2025's Place of My Own tour at Brooklyn Steel! They were both wonderful experiences with friendly crowds.
To quote my dad after our first show seeing them, "there's a lot of gay people here"

My favorite Purity Ring songs of all time are x inovein, bitter rhymes, anemany, glacier, and vehemence

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SHRINES

favorite tracks: crawlersout, anemany, obedear... x inovein if we count shrines x

The one that started it all. It has this beautiful dark vibe to it. I once heard someone say it's what witches would listen to at a rave... just amazing mysterious sound with lyrics that are hauntingly great. Probably my favorite album? Either this or Womb.

ANOTHER ETERNITY

favorite tracks: begin again, dust hymn, stillness in woe
bitter rhymes is technically part of this era, it slaps so I'm mentioning it here lol

Leans a bit more into the pop side of things, which I know disappointed some people after Shrines. However there are still some amazing iconic tracks with that Purity Ring magic. It's absolutely grown on me and a lot of folks.

WOMB

favorite tracks: stardew, rubyinsides, sinew, vehemence

My comfort album during the pandemic. If there's one word to describe this album, it would be "angelic." It combines the vibes from the previous two albums and I think that's great! I remember when this album was first being hyped up. Man, that was fun...! The first "new" Purity Ring content I followed!

GRAVES

favorite tracks: graves, soshy

an EP with more b-grade songs besides the afformentioned graves and soshy (AND WHY ISN'T ASIDO IN THIS???)- admittedly it took a bit for the others to warm up on me

SELF TITLE

favorite tracks: place of my own, glacier

A lot of people are saying it has a very 2000s JPRG vibe and I have to agree. A bit more Dancey than other albums, but hey, not everything needs to sound like Shrines. Very neat atmospheric sound, love those flutes holy shit.

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