Name: Womb
Brand: Purity Ring

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

4AD0235CD

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-04-10

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

191400023529

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

4AD0235LP

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Black

2020-04-03

191400023512

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

4AD0235LPE

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Extended format: Yes

191400023581

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / red

Artist

Purity Ring

Genre GB

Indie Pop / Shoegaze

Label GB

The influential 4AD label was started in 1980 by music enthusiasts Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent with financial help from Beggars Banquet, whose record store chain the pair worked for. Originally called Axis, they released an initial series of four 7" singles before finding out that the name Axis was already being used by another label. They quickly came up with a new name, 4AD, inspired by typography on a flyer announcing their releases. Under Ivo Watts-Russell's guidance, drawing influence from other UK indie labels such as Beggars Banquet, Postcard Records and Factory, 4AD quickly established a unique identity thanks to both the cover designs of Vaughan Oliver/v23 and the label's unique numbering system.

In 1992, 4AD entered a highly publicized Stateside distribution deal with Warner Bros. Records, opening offices in New York headed up by Robin Hurley. The label was largely run from California for most of the decade after Ivo Watts-Russell moved to Los Angeles in the mid-90s. In November 1999 it was announced that Martin Mills had taken over as chairman and relocated its HQ to London.

Decoding their unique numbering system reveals various formats like mail-order only releases (4AD), LPs (CAD), MP3 downloads (EAD), posters (FAD), videos (VAD) and more. The numeric portion of their catalog numbers

Purity Ring is a Canadian electronic pop band formed in 2010. Consisting of vocalist Megan James and producer Corin Roddick, they have gained critical acclaim for their unique sound. Their debut album Shrines, released in 2012, was highly praised by both fans and critics alike. Another Eternity followed in 2015, further solidifying their place in the music industry.

One of Purity Ring's notable achievements includes having their song "Obedear" featured as the opening theme for the TBS / HBO Max show Search Party. This exposure helped introduce their music to a wider audience.

With influences ranging from POLIÇA to CHVRCHES, Purity Ring has carved out a distinct space within the electronic pop genre. Fans of artists such as Sleigh Bells, Grimes, and Phantogram will find themselves drawn to Purity Ring's captivating melodies and ethereal vocals.

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After more than five years, Purity Ring release their third album. Womb released via 4AD, is entirely produced and recorded by the duo of Megan James and Corin Roddick.

Womb chronicles a quest for comfort, the search for a resting place in a world where so much is beyond our control. The striking vulnerability of “ruby insides” - “If I could, I would let you see through me” - charts a course that’s both intensely personal and deeply connected to those close to us, our kin whether by nature or nurture. As the ground shifts beneath their feet, Womb’s characters help one another face death, despair, and world-altering discovery with resilience and grace. For all the terrain it encompasses, Womb’s quest culminates in “stardew”, a glittering, transcendent invitation to “just be where you are” - to experience the kind of powerful peace that can only be found by truly coming home.

Womb

Music GB

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