May 19, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Canadian electro-pop duo Purity Ring (Megan James and Corin Roddic) have shared a new single, “neverend.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming EP, Graves, which will be out on June 3. More

Apr 20, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Canadian electro-pop duo Purity Ring (Megan James and Corin Roddic) have announced the release of a new EP, Graves, which will be out on June 3. The duo have also shared a video for the EP’s title track. More

Sep 29, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

The Canadian electro-pop duo, Purity Ring (Megan James and Corin Roddic) have shared a new cover of Alice DJ’s Eurotrance hit from 1999, “Better Off Alone,” via a video for the track. James stars in the video, which also features an alien dragging a yellow suitcase. More

Jul 09, 2020 By Samantha Small

The Canadian electro-pop duo, Purity Ring (Megan James and Corin Roddic) were about to tour to new LP, WOMB (their first in five years!), when the pandemic threw a wrench in those plans. Now, they have confirmed a completely new string of tour dates for spring 2021. To celebrate the news, the duo also released an acoustic performance of “Sinew.” More

May 07, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Canadian electro-pop duo Purity Ring (Megan James and Corin Roddick) released their first new album in five years, WOMB, last month via 4AD. Now they have shared a weird and wonderful video for the album’s “stardew.” More

Apr 03, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Canadian electro-pop duo Purity Ring (Megan James and Corin Roddick) have released their first new album in five years, WOMB, today via 4AD. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing below. Also below are the band’s upcoming tour dates. More

Apr 01, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Canadian electro-pop duo Purity Ring (Megan James and Corin Roddick) are releasing their first new album in five years, WOMB, this Friday via 4AD. Now they have shared the album’s final pre-release single, “i like the devil,” via a lyric video for the song featuring a silhouetted James dancing to the song. More

Mar 18, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Canadian electro-pop duo Purity Ring (Megan James and Corin Roddick) are releasing their first new album in five years, WOMB, on April 3 via 4AD. Now they have shared two more songs from it, “peacefall” and “pink lightning.” More

Feb 18, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Canadian electro-pop duo Purity Ring (Megan James and Corin Roddick) have announced their first new album in five years, WOMB, and shared its first single, album closer “stardew.” They have also announced some new tour dates. More

Sep 14, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Los Angeles’ HEALTH have shared a new song, “MASS GRAVE,” that features the guest vocals of Soccer Mommy (aka Nashville’s Sophie Allison) and was produced by Corrin Roddick (aka one half of Canadian electro-pop duo Purity Ring). More

Jul 24, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Canadian electro-pop duo Purity Ring (Megan James and Corin Roddick) have shared a new song, “Asido.” No they haven’t announced a new album, this is a standalone single shared in honor of the fifth anniversary of the band’s 2012-released debut album, Shrines. More

Jan 20, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Bonnaroo have announced their 2016 lineup. The festival goes down in Manchester, Tennessee from June 9-12 and this year, their 15th year, the lineup includes LCD Soundsystem, M83, Tame Impala, CHVRCHES, Father John Misty, HAIM, Death Cab For Cutie, Kurt Vile, Natalie Prass, Purity Ring, Pearl Jam, and many others. More

Jan 20, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Canadian electro-pop duo Purity Ring were on Conan last night. They performed “Repetition.” The band performed in fog, surrounded by foliage. The song is taken from Purity Ring’s second album, Another Eternity, which is out now via 4AD. More

Jan 12, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

The Sasquatch! Music Festival has revealed the lineup for their 2016 festival, their 15th year. Once again it will be going down Memorial Day Weekend (May 27 - 30) at the Gorge Amphitheater in Quincy, Washington. It’s a stacked lineup, including The Cure, M83, Sufjan Stevens, Grimes, Florence and the Machine, Wolf Alice, Julia Holter, Jamie xx, Caribou, Yeasayer, Savages, Kurt Vile, Mac DeMarco, and others.

Jan 04, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Coachella has announced the line-up for their 2016 festival, which goes down in Indio, California over two weekends in April (with the same bill each weekend). Friday and Saturday are headlined by two newly reformed bands, LCD Soundsystem and Guns N’ Roses (featuring the reunion of Axl Rose and Slash). Calvin Harris headlines Sunday night. More

Dec 14, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Canadian electro-pop duo Purity Ring have shared a video for “heartsigh.” Cecil Frena and Alex Fischer directed the clip, from a concept by Purity Ring. It features the band performing the song surrounded by hanging lights. The video features 2,500 LED lights from an art piece called “Submerge” by the British artists Squidsoup. Watch it below. More

Oct 15, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Earlier this week Canadian electro-pop duo Purity Ring shared a video for “Begin Again” and then performed the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Now they have shared a new remix of the song by HEALTH, who ups the dread a bit. Check it out below. More

Oct 13, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Yesterday Canadian electro-pop duo Purity Ring shared a video for “Begin Again.” And then last night the band performed the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live, doing it on the show’s outdoor stage and with the band’s full light show. It was an impressive performance, one that helped prove it’s no accident that Purity Ring has become so popular and influential in recent years. More

Oct 12, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Canadian electro-pop duo Purity Ring have shared a video for “Begin Again.” Young Replicant directed the strange clip, which seems to be about a woman being forced to undergo some sort of puritanical rebirth ceremony. Watch it below via Apple Connect. More

Aug 27, 2015 By Laura Studarus

Last weekend Los Angeles hosted FYF Festival. Check out Robert Redfield’s gallery of day one, featuring images of Alvvays, Bloc Party, Chet Faker, Dinosaur Jr, Goldroom, Mikal Cronin,Metz, Purity Ring, Savages, Tennis, and The Drums. More

Jun 22, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Canadian electro-pop duo Purity Ring have announced a slew of fall tour dates. The September, October, and November shows include stops in the Southwest, the South, and Europe. They are in support of the band’s second album, Another Eternity, which is out now via 4AD. More

May 05, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

For the eleventh year now Champaign-Urbana, Illinois will host the Pygmalion Festival. 2015’s initial lineup has been revealed and it features iconic British shoegazers Ride, Purity Ring, tUnE-yArDs, Sylvan Esso, Zola Jeus, Strand of Oaks, Ryley Walker, Bully, White Reaper, and more. More

Apr 10, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of the April/May 2015 issue, which is about to hit newsstands. It features Tame Impala on the cover. Actor Charlie Cox talks about his starring role in the new Netflix series, Marvel’s Daredevil. We interview The Jesus and Mary Chain‘s Jim Reid and Creation Records’ founder Alan McGee about the 30th anniversary of the Scottish band’s iconic debut album, 1985’s Psychocandy. The issue also includes interviews with Death Cab For Cutie, Mew, My Morning Jacket, Father John Misty, Domhnall Gleeson of Ex Machina, Courtney Barnett, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Laura Marling, Django Django, Will Butler, Purity Ring, San Fermin, TORRES, Twin Shadow, Matthew E. White, Amason, Jacco Gardner, Tobias Jesso Jr., Petite Noir, Natalie Prass, SOAK, and more. More

Mar 20, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

Continuing to promote their newly released sophomore album Another Eternity on the late night circuit, Purity Ring were welcomed as the musical guest on yesterday’s Conan. More

Mar 05, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

In the wake of releasing their brand new sophomore LP Another Eternity, Canadian duo Purity Ring were welcomed as the musical guest on Seth Meyers’ Late Night yesterday. More

Feb 26, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

Next week Canadian synth-pop duo Purity Ring will release their sophomore LP, Another Eternity. More

Feb 24, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

On the verge of releasing their sophomore album Another Eternity next week, Purity Ring have posted the entire lyric sheet to the LP’s 10-song tracklist. More

Feb 05, 2015 By Laura Studarus

Purity Ring recently went on Huw Stephens’ BBC Radio 1 program. More

Jan 29, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

In anticipation of their upcoming sophomore LP Another Eternity, Purity Ring have premiered a brand new music video for their single “Push Pull.” More

Jan 27, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

Due to release their recently announced sophomore LP Another Eternity this spring, Canadian electro pop duo Purity Ring have announced plans for a new tour. More

Jan 13, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

Following their 2012 debut Shrines, Canadian electronic duo Purity Ring have announced the upcoming release of their sophomore LP, Another Eternity. More

Dec 04, 2014 By Laura Studarus

So we don’t have an official album announcement from Purity Ring, but if the Canadian duo’s new single “push pull” is any indication, we’re in for a treat when in comes to LP number two. More

Apr 09, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Danny Brown and Megan James’ (Purity Ring) collaborative track “25 Bucks” now has a video. More

Jan 23, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Last night, Danny Brown stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live. More

Sep 25, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Last month UK electronic producer Jon Hopkins recruited Purity Ring vocalist Megan James for a new version of his Immunity track “Breathe This Air.” More

Sep 20, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Purity Ring have never made any bones about being pop fans. So it seems logical that they’d be tapped to add their own ghostly atmospherics to Lady Gaga’s newest single, “Applause.” More

Aug 08, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

On Aug. 27 and 28 Purity Ring will be playing two shows at Los Angeles at the Henry Fonda Theatre. More

Jul 16, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Earlier today in Toronto the short list of nominees for the 2013 Polaris Prize was announced, featuring the likes of Tegan and Sara, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Metric, Purity Ring, and Young Galaxy. More

Dec 21, 2012 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar’s Best of 2012 issue is shipping out to stores and subscribers and will be on newsstands nationwide in January. It features Grimes on the cover and includes interviews with other artists who made an impact in the last year, including Baroness, Julia Holter, Mount Eerie, Tig Notaro, Passion Pit, Purity Ring, Ty Segall, Sleigh Bells, Swans, Trust, Scott Walker, Jessie Ware, Wild Nothing vs. The Go-Betweens, and The xx. Plus the Top 100 albums of the year and Year-End Artist Surveys. More

Nov 12, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

In the wake of their breakthrough debut Shrines Purity Ring electro pop duo Purity Ring have premiered a music video for their new single “Lofticries.” More

Oct 10, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Purity Ring have announced that they will embark on a new North America tour next January in support of their much-praised debut Shrines. More

Sep 03, 2012 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

On Saturday September 1, the nineth annual FYF Fest went down at Los Angeles’ State Historic Park in Downtown L.A. We sent photographer Steven Dewall down to cover the action. Check out his shots of Chairlift,Chromatics, Fucked Up, James Blake, John Maus, M83, Moonface, Purity Ring, Redd Kross, Sleigh Bells, The Valelines, and Warpaint here. More

Aug 09, 2012 By Julia Underwood

From August 7-11 Oslo, Norway is hosting the Øya Festival. We sent social media editor Laura Studarus over to cover the action. Check out her shots of Sondre Lerche,Willis Earl Beal, Mathias Eick, Oberhofer, Friends, Bob Mould, Thurston Moore, Florence and the Machine, Feist, The Stone Roses, and Purity Ring. More

Jul 11, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Leading up to their forthcoming debut Shrines, electro-pop duo Purity Ring have premiere a visually stunning music video for their included track “Fireshrine.” More

Jun 20, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

After delivering songs such as “Belispeak” and “Obedear” from their forthcoming debut full-length Shrines, electro dream pop duo Purity Ring have come forth with yet another cut from the record with “Fineshrine.” More

May 31, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

With their debut full-length Shrines scheduled for release on July 24, electro-pop duo Purity Ring have premiered an impressively fantastical music video for their track “Belispeak.” More

May 24, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Purity Ring—who finally announced their debut album—is hitting the road for a series of dates that will take them around the world. More

Apr 24, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Recent 4AD signees Purity Ring have announced that their forthcoming debut album will be called Shrines. More

Apr 03, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Electro-pop duo Purity Ring have announced that they have signed to 4AD and Last Gang, as evident by the band’s recently updated website. More

Mar 29, 2012 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

Check out more photos from SXSW 2012 events on Wednesday, March 14th including shots of Dan Deacon, Sharon Van Etten, Zola Jesus, Purity Ring, Kindness, Prince Rama, and Choir of Young Believers. More

Mar 17, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Second verse, same as the first, a little bit louder and a little bit fuller of electro indie pop. Erm…yeah. Pretty sure that’s how it’s supposed to go. At any rate, after a full (read: exhausting) day Under the Radar’s second SXSW day party (where every band on the bill could be dubbed a “personal favorite”) I found it in me to stagger over to Pitchfork’s showcase at the Presbyterian Church for Fiona Apple, Charli XCX, Purity Ring, and Grimes. More

Mar 15, 2012 By Laura Studarus

SXSW starts with a hug. And—if you’re very lucky—a kiss. Sure it’s a music conference, a place where new bands head to earn their buzz, established bands visit to hock their wares, and everyone goes to practice the age-old art of FOMO. But before all that “work,” friends, co-workers, band members, and publicists start it all off with a squeeze. We may whine about the long hours, the endless schedules, and all forms of “work” (again with the quotation marks) but don’t let our kvetching fool you—this is summer camp for the music industry. More

Oct 26, 2011 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

Check out photos from Day Five of CMJ 2011 in New York, NY including photos of Atlas Sound, Purity Ring, Small Black, We Barbarians, Gauntlet Hair and Electric Guest. Photographer Wendy Lynch Redfern was there to capture the action. See the full gallery here. More

Sep 05, 2011 By Christopher Roberts

On Saturday September 3, the eight annual FYF Fest went down at Los Angeles’ State Historic Park in Downtown L.A. We sent writer/photographer Laura Studarus down to cover the action. More

Aug 26, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Today Purity Ring (a “Pleased to Meet You” artist in our current issue) announced a split 7” with BRAIDS. We have the details. More

Jul 28, 2011 By Mark Redfern and Laura Studarus

Under the Radar’s Summer 2011 Issue has just hit stands. It features St. Vincent on the cover and includes articles on M83, Bon Iver vs. Fugazi, The Horrors, Washed Out, Stephen Malkmus vs. Gus Van Sant, WU LYF, Dum Dum Girls, Friendly Fires, Memory Tapes, John Maus, Niki & The Dove, Purity Ring, Youth Lagoon, and many others; as well as over 115 reviews. The digital version of the magazine also includes 50 extra pages of bonus content, including articles on My Morning Jacket, The Rapture, Eleanor Friedberger, Handsome Furs, Moonface, Stephin Merritt, Laurel Halo, and more. More

Jul 27, 2011 By Margot Cooper Gruen

Neon Indian has released a track from their next album, Era Extraña, due out September 13 via singer Alan Palomo’s Static Tongue imprint/Mom + Pop Music. More

Apr 20, 2013 By Laura Studarus

A smorgasbord of performances by the likes of IO Echo, Lord Huron,DāM-FunK, Poliça Johnny Marr Local Natives Beach House Purity Ring and How to Destroy Angels awaited us. More

Aug 09, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Welcome to the first official day of the Øya Festival—or as I like to call it: shock the American. Check out reviews from the day including: Sondre Lerche, Willis Earl Beal, Oberhofer, Thurston Moore, Friends, Florence and The Machine, Feist, Stone Roses, and Purity Ring. More

Jul 25, 2012 By John Everhart

Purity Ring frontwoman Megan James once revealed to Under the Radar, partially tongue-in-cheek, that her primary influences were “the five elements of nature.” At this nascent stage of the band’s career, when they only had the ubiquitously blogged “Lofticries” and “Ungirthed” to their name, there wasn’t much to talk about. More

Mar 19, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Second verse, same as the first, a little bit louder and a little bit fuller of electro indie pop. Erm…yeah. Pretty sure that’s how it’s supposed to go. More

Mar 19, 2012 By Laura Studarus

SXSW starts with a hug. And—if you’re very lucky—a kiss. Sure it’s a music conference, a place where new bands head to earn their buzz, established bands visit to hock their wares, and everyone goes to practice the age-old art of FOMO. But before all that “work,” friends, co-workers, band members, and publicists start it all off with a squeeze. We may whine about the long hours, the endless schedules, and all forms of “work” (again with the quotation marks) but don’t let our kvetching fool you—this is summer camp for the music industry. More

Oct 25, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

While I was only able to attend the last two days of this year’s CMJ Marathon in New York City, it’s fair to say that the east coast event is a very different kind of beast in comparison to the whirlwind of its much bigger brother in Austin’s South by Southwest. More