Shrines
by Purity Ring
  • Record Label: 4AD
  • Release Date: Jul 24, 2012
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 122 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 113 out of 122
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 122
  3. Negative: 4 out of 122
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#99 Most Shared Album of 2012

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Sep 13, 2012
    89
    The refrain in "Fineshrine" ("Get a little closer, let it fold/Cut open my sternum and pull/My little ribs around you") sums up Purity Ring with creepy efficacy, consuming and surrounding the listener. And as sweetly chirped by Megan James, it never seems like a bad thing.
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  2. Rolling Stone
    Sep 5, 2012
    60
    [A] sense of distance permeates the music: dark, mutable, likably repetitive synth whirr that recalls artfully creepy bands like the Knife.
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  3. Spin
    Aug 10, 2012
    70
    The contrast between Purity Ring's two halves is special and compelling, but Shrines goes over best when Roddick's reverent sound and James' lustful fury synchronize and break you off properly, womb-stem-style.
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