I've noted previously that I have a lot of music, perhaps too much, and that yeah, sometimes when I think I have discovered a band, oops, I already bought something from them months, or years, earlier.
This isn't quite that case, but rather, I have so much music that I sometimes I lose track of an artist that I truly love (like Missio) because, well, life happens, work happens, and I get behind.
That's what happened here with Purity Ring. For me, their 2015 album another eternity is perfection, an album I had on repeat for what seemed like forever. They got popular, Katy Perry asked her to work with her on one of her albums, and then asked them to tour with her (I went thanks to a $25 Groupon), and then, sometime after 2017, nine years ago now, well, I think I just kind of lost track of them. I remember WOMB and watching them perform on a late night talkshow, but again, this is on me and does not reflect on the quality of the band or their music, I just kind of lost touch.
But like an old friend, thanks to last month's Bandcamp Friday, I reconnected with Purity Ring, and I am happy to find that they are right there where I left them when I was obsessed with another eternity all those years ago.
I'm not saying that they're churning out the same music they did 11 years ago, but when I first heard this track it was like I referenced above, it felt like spending time with an old friend again after too many years apart.
It's electronic, there are stompy beats, and yeah, there are the ethereal lyrics of lead singer Megan James, that to me feels like a giant, warm blanket.
I'm sorry I was away for as long as I was, Purity Ring, but thanks for welcoming me back.
Enjoy!
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