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Chastity does not seem a priority for Canada’s brilliantly inappropriately named Purity Ring . While the moniker has a sonic connotation that hits the nail squarely, this pair of Montreal-made mischief makers could not deal with themes farther from the Federally-funded pro-celibacy program that spawned the widespread teenage donning of said rings under the Bush administration in the US. This is a set of songs not just about fucking but about physicality, detailed, brutal wonderful physicality and the universe’s influence on such base matters. What separates this from the [...]
On July 24th we'll finally get the genre-melting full length musical experience from Purity Ring . That's when the Toronto band will drop their debut Shrines . Combining stuttering rhythms, stunning melodies, and gauzy atmospheres with dreamy feminine vocals, Purity Ring are a modernization of Cocteau Twins or Stereolab . A punchy bolt of energy, which swings in time and again, gives them a feel of a juiced-up School Of Seven Bells . The album opener "Crawlersout" works in a slippery haze. Things take a turns for the [...]
Purity Rings debut album Shrines is out on July 24th but you are album to stream the entire thing over at npr. Click here to check it out. I am guessing it will be topping nearly everyones best of 2012 album list come December, so stay ahead of the pack and listen to it now. Purity Ring-Cartographist Related posts: Purity Ring- Ungirthed I can't wait to see Purity Ring in Detroit, I... [...]
Since getting a jump-start by creating the contest-winning video for M82s "We Own The Sky" in 2008, Young Replicant has become one of the most reliably great directing crews out there, and they continue their visual mastery with this fantastical clip for Purity Ring 's "Fireshrine". Featuring an array of enchanted, dream-like images and a loose storyline of a girl caring for her injured, statuesque (literally) boyfriend, the video is a wonderful mixture of captivating mystery and awe-inspiring beauty.
I think sometimes we're in a rush. I think sometimes we focus too much on trying to be first or the novelty of something and we lose focus on quality in music or otherwise. I think we need to slow down and look around and enjoy what's before us. That's why this post features an old favorite, Sam Cooke's Bring It On Home To Me , instead of something new as I summarize where I fall on some of the currently hyped music. This post has it origins in part because I agree [...]
Pitchfork's history of supporting good music is undeniable, and every year their festival in Chicago reflects that. This year's Pitchfork Music Festival was as exciting as ever, bringing together a diverse group of artists like Grimes, Purity Ring, Beach House, Danny Brown, Kendrcik Lamar, A$AP Rocky, Youth Lagoon, Willis Earl Beal, and countless others. Seeing the festival live was as good as expected, but if you missed it, here's a look at what went down. Start planning next year's trip to Chicago now. [...]
Esto de que las bandas pongan a disposición sus disco vía streaming realmente me encanta, sirve mucho para poder hacerse una idea antes de encargar el disco o bajarlo. Les tengo algunas alternativas para esta semana corta y este Martes con cara de Lunes. Telephoned - U Don't Have To Call. Telephoned es un dúo de Brooklyn que acaba de lanzar un nuevo Ep que es muy pop y relajado. Ideal para empezar esta nueva semana y averiguar más de ellos si quedaste enganchado. [...]
Photo by Tony NelsonDirty Projectors with Purity Ring First Avenue, Minneapolis Sunday, July 15, 2012 See Also: Dirty Projectors at First Avenue, 7/15/12You can sit all day and try to explain (or have
No summer storm could quash the fervor that accompanies Pitchfork Music Festival . While the crowd did at times seem abnormally small compared to recent years (especially on Friday), the anticipation running through those who dared to brave the thunderclaps on their bikes on day one, or those who braved crowded CTA busses on day two, or those who hitched a ride in from the suburbs on day three didn't dip a bit. Thanks to the chilly pulses of wind and rain, there were some new fashion trends to add onto your typical face-painted nuts in swimsuits [...]
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When I first started the blog feature on Lights & Music last month, this mixtape was the first idea that I put into action. Wikipedia, in-short describes mixtapes as usually reflecting the musical tastes of its compiler, a conceptual mix of songs linked by a theme or mood tailored to the tape's intended recipient. Yeah sure, we've all made mixtapes before. But, what happens when you get a bunch of artists and bloggers to make a mixtape with the intended recipient being you? Thats what I wanted to find out. The concept is simple, yet I hadn't really seen it anywhere [...]
Good news this week for fans of UK experimental trio Factory Floor — after nearly a decade of waiting, the band are finally putting out an actual full-length debut album. It's due early next year through DFA, and we're betting it's gonna be excellent. This news, along with the release of Purity Ring's long-awaited first LP next week (we've heard it, and it's not bad at all) got us thinking about debut albums that have proven worth a lengthy wait. Most bands chunk out an album as soon as they get a sniff of a record deal; these bands didn't, [...]
Stereogum Montreal's Purity Ring first became internet-famous on the strength of their first two or three songs, so imagine what a full album is going to do for them. Next week, Shrines , the duo's much-anticipated debut album reaches stores, and we can now finally hear the thing in full. The album is streaming at NPR right this very moment. To hear it, click here . Shrines is out 7/24 on 4AD . [...]
Montreal's Purity Ring first became internet-famous on the strength of their first two or three songs, so imagine what a full album is going to do for them. Next week, Shrines , the duo's much-anticipated debut album reaches stores, and we can now finally hear the thing in full. The album is streaming at NPR right this very moment. To hear it, click here . Shrines is out 7/24 on 4AD .
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NPR's First Listen series is offering up some awesome goodies to start off the week, namely full album streams for two notable July 24th releases. Streams of both Passion Pit 's sophomore LP Gossamer and Purity Ring 's debut album Shrines are starting the week off right. Passion Pit's Gossamer is the long awaited follow-up to the band's standout debut LP Manners , which was released back in 2009. Their sophomore effort saw the band once again teaming up with producer Chris Zane, and the result is a fantastic [...]
words by Andrew Sacher , photos by James Richards IV Purity Ring at Pitchfork Festival - 7/13/12 Possibly the most anticipated debut album of 2012 is Purity Ring 's Shrines , which is due out July 24 via 4AD. You've already heard like half of the album already, and possibly even the whole thing if you grabbed one of the leaks (but you guys don't do that, right?). Or maybe [...]
True fans of music spend countless hours searching for that next great song, album or artist, whether it be online or in a local record shop. The beautiful thing about music in today’s age is that technology has created an infinite supply of great music that is available to us at the click of a mouse. How perfect is that? We can discover a brand new artist on the opposite side of the globe in seconds without a radio or a music television channel. It only makes sense that a website so dedicated to this gorgeous universe of music would [...]
Purity Ring , ese dúo que lleva meses pidiendo pasos, y que sacará el 24 de este mes su álbum debut " Shrines ". Si no os llegó la dosis de Purity Ring en el Primavera Sound , estáis de enhorabuena, porque gracias a la NPR , lo podemos escuchar en streaming!
Since Corin Roddick and Megan James debuted their music as Purity Ring , I've been hooked. Every song they have delivered so far has been an epic blend of modern electronic and pop, with even hints of hip hop flavor in some of the production. Their debut album Shrines has been on a lot of peoples anticipated list, including ours, but we knew we would soon have an album stream. As usual, NPR comes through with a full stream of Shrines before it is out on July 24th. If [...]
Evocative electronic duo, Purity Ring , has been kind enough to make a stream available for the entirety of their upcoming album Shrines album, and NPR got the hookup. Of course, we wouldn't be your favourite blog if we didn't hook you up in turn, so take a listen and rejoice with us on this glorious day. Album Stream: Purity Ring - "Shrines" |
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