Blog: Listen Before You Buy

Purity Ring appeared on the scene in early 2011 with their single, “Ungirthed,” a track oozing with chopped and screwed qualities reminiscent of electro-wizard Star Slinger .  About one minute into the track, we hear the voice of Megan James, bringing an oblique sense of intimacy to Corin Roddick's otherwise anonymous and vast track.  She dizzyingly repeats “Teeth clicking/ears ringing” so much that the words feel empty, functioning as nothing more than sound.  Just glancing at the tracklist for Shrines gives the impression of [...]