Purity Ring (album)
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| Released | September 26, 2025 | |||
| Length | 36:00 | |||
| Label | The Fellowship | |||
| Producer | Purity Ring | |||
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Purity Ring is the self-titled fourth studio album by the Canadian synthpop duo Purity Ring. It was released on September 26, 2025.
Release
On June 5, 2025, the band released two new songs: "Many Lives" and "Part II".[1][2] On July 10, 2025, the band released the single "Place of My Own" alongside the album's release date of September 26, 2025, and a headlining North American tour in the autumn of 2025 to support the album.[3][4] The last single for the album, "Imanocean", was released August 21, 2025.[5]
Themes
The album is a concept album, imitating a soundtrack for a fictional role-playing game.[6][4] The album was inspired by video games including The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy VI, and Nier: Automata.[4][6]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| Clash | 9/10[8] |
| DIY | [9] |
| Paste | 7.1/10[10] |
In a review for Clash, Tom Morgan praises the album for its "compelling narratives," describing it as "immersive, innovative" and "affecting".[8] DIY's Gemma Cockrell also had a favorable review, expressing that the album is "ambitious in scope but never loses the intimate emotional pull that Corin Roddick and Megan James command so effortlessly."[9]
Paste's Sam Rosenberg had a more mixed opinion, writing that while the album "mostly succeeds" in emulating the feeling of listening to video game soundtracks, "one wishes it were as moving as James and Roddick seem to want it to be."[10]
Track listing
All tracks are written by and produced by Megan James and Corin Roddick.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Relict" | 2:59 | |
| 2. | "Many Lives" | 3:01 | |
| 3. | "Part II" | 1:42 | |
| 4. | "Place of My Own" | Ginger | 3:00 |
| 5. | "Red the Sunrise" | 3:15 | |
| 6. | "Memory Ruins" | 2:59 | |
| 7. | "Mistral" | 0:44 | |
| 8. | "The Long Night" |
| 4:17 |
| 9. | "Imanocean" | Ginger | 3:37 |
| 10. | "Between You and Shadows" | 3:07 | |
| 11. | "MJ Odyssey" | 1:42 | |
| 12. | "Broken Well" | 2:46 | |
| 13. | "Glacier (In Memory of RS)" | 3:25 | |
| Total length: | 36:00 | ||
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal and album liner notes.[11][12]
Purity Ring
- Megan James – vocals, production
- Corin Roddick – production, mixing
Additional contributors
- Mike Bozzi – mastering
- Jordan Clemens – guitar (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13)
- Craig Newnes – bass, guitar (9), engineering (9,11)
References
- ↑ DeVille, Chris (June 5, 2025). "Purity Ring – "many lives" & "part ii"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
- ↑ Knox, Payton (June 5, 2025). "Purity Ring Return with Two-Part Single "many lives" and "part ii"". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
- ↑ Jones, Abby (July 10, 2025). "Purity Ring Announce New Self-Titled Album: Hear "Place Of My Own"". Stereogum. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
- 1 2 3 Pinder, Jaeden (July 10, 2025). "Purity Ring Announce New Album, 2025 Tour Dates". Consequence. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
- ↑ Redfern, Mark (August 21, 2025). "Purity Ring Share Video for New Song "imanocean"". Under the Radar. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
- 1 2 Shutler, Ali (September 4, 2025). "'Final Fantasy' and 'Zelda' inspired Purity Ring's bold new album". NME. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Purity Ring - Purity Ring | Album | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- 1 2 Morgan, Tom (September 24, 2025). "Purity Ring – Purity Ring". Clash. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- 1 2 Cockrell, Gemma. "Purity Ring - Purity Ring". DIY. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- 1 2 Rosenberg, Sam (September 25, 2025). "Purity Ring get nostalgic on self-titled 4th album". Paste. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- ↑ "purity ring / Purity Ring / Credits". Tidal. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- ↑ purity ring (liner notes). Purity Ring. The Fellowship. 2025. FEL002.
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