Womb
by Purity Ring
  • Record Label: 4AD
  • Release Date: Apr 3, 2020
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
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  1. JordanLayton
    Apr 27, 2020
    6
    I don't think Purity Ring took any grand artistic strides in this latest release, but if you're a fan of their brand of synth pop ballads, they deliver. The layered production on each track results in a silky electronica sound for Megan James's to float on top of. I don't think it's a stretch to call it mesmerizing at times.
    Whenever I read Kieron Gillen's 'The Wicked and The Divine', a    I don't think Purity Ring took any grand artistic strides in this latest release, but if you're a fan of their brand of synth pop ballads, they deliver. The layered production on each track results in a silky electronica sound for Megan James's to float on top of. I don't think it's a stretch to call it mesmerizing at times.
    Whenever I read Kieron Gillen's 'The Wicked and The Divine', a story about popstar gods (its not subtle in its messaging but it IS good), I'll likely picture music from this album whenever Amaterasu performs.
    Definitely enjoyed this one but it is unsurprisingly more of the same from this duo.    … Expand

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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. PopMatters
    Apr 27, 2020
    70
    Although WOMB never stops sounding good, the bops came easier in 2012. The best thing you can say about WOMB is that it's an effortful return to form, an album where most tracks slowly but surely prove their worth.
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  2. musicOMH.com
    Apr 20, 2020
    70
    Womb contains a world that is by nature red in tooth and claw, and Purity Ring have found a way to marvel at every single aspect of the experience.
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  3. Clash Music
    Apr 14, 2020
    80
    There is no doubting the power Roddick and James are wielding on ‘Womb’. The talent of Purity Ring as songwriters, instrumentalists and visionaries is clear to see – it will be interesting to see where the band can take their sound in years to come.
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