He/Him
Back to another extra!
How you move
How you knew
Your ever beating heart
Nothing seems so far
42
HIGH 10 (@Oleander @Cotton Park @BubblegumBoy @sfmartin @soratami), 9.5 (@TéléDex @Candy Perfume Girl)
LOW 6 (@CorgiCorgiCorgi @Phonetics Girl), 6.5 (@slaybellz @Jonathan27 @2014)
Purity Ring, the Canadian duo of Megan James and Corin Roddick, have been making waves since their eclectic 2012 debut Shrines, mixing often reflective synthpop with visceral lyrics (sometimes literal, with references to ribs, blood, etc.), hip hop and trap influences. Fineshrine and Obedear are still faves of mine. 2015's Another Eternity received a more muted response in comparison, and then the pair went onto touring, co-production for Katy Perry's infamous Witness album, and releasing a couple singles here and there. Until their proper comeback with stardew.
The track encapsulates the sleek productions that run aplenty in their songs, yet there's also other eclectic elements coming together like the music box that plays during the intro. Later, that thumping synth procides a great beat to their musings on the heights of a long-distance love that has you seeing stars and shimmering in sweat one moment but bleeding and blooming when you're alone again. The outro is a fitting moment of reassurance of a reciprocating trust with the lyrics "I know it seems far / But just be where you are". Although according to the band, you can also see the track as being about birth, which connects to the parent album's title WOMB.
@BubblegumBoy (10) is happy about this return to form for the band: "WOMB was one of my favourite albums from 2020, it got me through some dark times. The production is sublime. So glad it's included here". I'll admit I haven't given the album a chance, only listening to this and sinew so far, but I will do! @Ana Raquel (8) however, is holding a grudge: "Dreamcatcher should have won pjsc (#not #bitter)". Oh girl I barely keep up enough with PJSC to the point you'll catch me novoting and losing out on great placements (see 119) to know the context of stardew beating out my fav metal gals?? But please do tell! Meanwhile, @godspeed (7) can get behind this elimination: "Not a fan of Purity Ring but this is surprisingly good". But Shrines is sooo good!
@Trouble in Paradise (8) is here to collect the duo's shtick: "I’m sorry but Purity Ring has always given me B Tier Beach House which may be very unfair but feels very accurate here. Both the production and vocals are just that little bit more polished and expected. It’s a vibe, I’m enjoying it and separate from my weird take, it’s a nice lil pop song even if its not inventing anything new!". Ddd you really have a way with words when dragging Canadians! The track received a CGI-enhanced video featuring womb imagery, a skeleton couple seemingly in a post-nuclear war setting, and an iconic two-person bicycle teaveling band of an angel and a sunchild venturing through the lakeside. I like the comment that points out how even though the sun's face is creepy, they are probably chill. I love the particle effect of the animated characters too, it reminds me of Björk's Hollow video emulating the motion of cytoskeletal proteins, but on a human scale.
How you move
How you knew
Your ever beating heart
Nothing seems so far
42
HIGH 10 (@Oleander @Cotton Park @BubblegumBoy @sfmartin @soratami), 9.5 (@TéléDex @Candy Perfume Girl)
LOW 6 (@CorgiCorgiCorgi @Phonetics Girl), 6.5 (@slaybellz @Jonathan27 @2014)
Purity Ring, the Canadian duo of Megan James and Corin Roddick, have been making waves since their eclectic 2012 debut Shrines, mixing often reflective synthpop with visceral lyrics (sometimes literal, with references to ribs, blood, etc.), hip hop and trap influences. Fineshrine and Obedear are still faves of mine. 2015's Another Eternity received a more muted response in comparison, and then the pair went onto touring, co-production for Katy Perry's infamous Witness album, and releasing a couple singles here and there. Until their proper comeback with stardew.
The track encapsulates the sleek productions that run aplenty in their songs, yet there's also other eclectic elements coming together like the music box that plays during the intro. Later, that thumping synth procides a great beat to their musings on the heights of a long-distance love that has you seeing stars and shimmering in sweat one moment but bleeding and blooming when you're alone again. The outro is a fitting moment of reassurance of a reciprocating trust with the lyrics "I know it seems far / But just be where you are". Although according to the band, you can also see the track as being about birth, which connects to the parent album's title WOMB.
@BubblegumBoy (10) is happy about this return to form for the band: "WOMB was one of my favourite albums from 2020, it got me through some dark times. The production is sublime. So glad it's included here". I'll admit I haven't given the album a chance, only listening to this and sinew so far, but I will do! @Ana Raquel (8) however, is holding a grudge: "Dreamcatcher should have won pjsc (#not #bitter)". Oh girl I barely keep up enough with PJSC to the point you'll catch me novoting and losing out on great placements (see 119) to know the context of stardew beating out my fav metal gals?? But please do tell! Meanwhile, @godspeed (7) can get behind this elimination: "Not a fan of Purity Ring but this is surprisingly good". But Shrines is sooo good!
@Trouble in Paradise (8) is here to collect the duo's shtick: "I’m sorry but Purity Ring has always given me B Tier Beach House which may be very unfair but feels very accurate here. Both the production and vocals are just that little bit more polished and expected. It’s a vibe, I’m enjoying it and separate from my weird take, it’s a nice lil pop song even if its not inventing anything new!". Ddd you really have a way with words when dragging Canadians! The track received a CGI-enhanced video featuring womb imagery, a skeleton couple seemingly in a post-nuclear war setting, and an iconic two-person bicycle teaveling band of an angel and a sunchild venturing through the lakeside. I like the comment that points out how even though the sun's face is creepy, they are probably chill. I love the particle effect of the animated characters too, it reminds me of Björk's Hollow video emulating the motion of cytoskeletal proteins, but on a human scale.
No top 40 but rather a top 39 –our next pair of songs are tied!
