"Maybe the otherworldly sounds of Purity Ring are precisely what we need to escape into right about now." - The FADER

"Finely tuned electronica with seriously dark lyrics" - NME

“The duo’s new album WOMB is probably their most beguiling to date; it’s a twisted comfort blanket of a record weaved with a wider variety of sonic textures than in the past.” - DAZED

“In these dark days, we need to find comfort in small joys. Purity Ring’s third album is a shimmering escape, and as good a self-isolation soundtrack as you’re likely to find - 8/10” - Loud & Quiet

Purity Ring’s hotly anticipated third album WOMB is out today via 4AD.

To celebrate the album’s release, the duo of Megan James and Corin Roddick will do an AMA on the /r/popheads Reddit forum today at 9PM BST. They will also tour the UK and Europe in September, including a huge headline show at the Camden Roundhouse on September 18th.

WOMB is Purity Ring’s first album in more than five years. The ten songs are entirely written, recorded, produced and mixed by the duo, and the album chronicles a quest for comfort and the search for a resting place in a world where so much is beyond our control.

WOMB follows Purity Ring’s 2012 internationally-acclaimed and highly influential debut Shrines and 2015’s another eternity. On another eternity, The New York Times praised the songs as “only a few steps removed from radio hits by singers like Ariana Grande and Ellie Goulding” while The Observer described it as “an intelligent, more confident sound that is distinctly their own” and The New Yorker lauded the duo for “creat[ing] electro-pop that is as warm and human as it is cold and alien, an intoxicating combination that feels boldly futuristic.” In support of the album, the band performed on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Conan and the outdoor stage of Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Purity Ring will postpone their May-June North American tour dates until fall 2020. The new dates will be announced soon. All tickets will be honored and refunds will be available at point of purchase. European and UK shows are still as scheduled and are listed below.

WOMB is available digitally, on CD and standard back vinyl. Limited color vinyl options available via the Purity Ring store & 4AD Store (violet), Vinyl Me Please (grey & white marbled), and independent record shops (opaque red). The first 1,000 limited LPs ordered from the 4AD Store will come with an exclusive 12”x12” insert signed by the band. Order here: https://purityring.ffm.to/womb

WOMB Tracklist:
1. rubyinsides
2. pink lightning
3. peacefall
4. i like the devil
5. femia
6. sinew
7. vehemence
8. silkspun
9. almanac
10. stardew

Purity Ring 2020 Tour Dates:
7/18 - Suffolk, UK @ Latitude Festival
9/4 - Stockholm, SE @ Nalen
9/5 - Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret
9/7 - Copenhagen, DK @ Pumpehuset
9/8 - Berlin, DE @ Columbia Theatre
9/9 - Amsterdam, NE @ Melkweg
9/11 - Brighton, UK @ Chalk
9/12 - Manchester, UK @ O2 Ritz
9/13 - Glasgow, UK @ SWG3
9/15 - Paris, FR @ Trabendo
9/16 - Brussels, BE @ Botanique
9/17 - Bristol, UK @ SWX
9/18 - London, UK @ Roundhouse