Album · 2012
Shrines
by Purity Ring
Shrines is a 2012 synthpop album by Purity Ring. It runs 11 tracks across 38 minutes on 4AD. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.5/5 from 2 ratings.
Synthpop · Chillwave · Electronic
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- 3.5 /5
- 2 ratings
- 78 /100
- 9 critics
- 11
- Tracks
- 38 min
- Runtime
- 115 bpm
- Tempo
- A# major
- Key
Ratings
2 ratings · avg 3.5
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Critics
9 publications
- The A.V. ClubA−
- NME9/10
- Pitchfork8.4/10
- The Observer4/5
- The Guardian4/5
- The Irish Times4/5
- AllMusic3.5/5
- Spin7/10
- Rolling Stone3/5
- AnyDecentMusic?aggregate7.8/10
- Metacriticaggregate76/100
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Shrines album cover
The Shrines cover was designed by Matt de Jong and illustrated by Kristina Baumgartner.
- Design
- Matt de Jong
- Illustration
- Kristina Baumgartner
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Tracklist
11 tracks · 38 min
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About
Shrines is the debut album of Canadian electronica duo Purity Ring. It was announced on April 23, 2012 by 4AD and was released on July 24, 2012. The album reached number 100 on the UK Albums Chart. In the United States, it reached number thirty-two on the Billboard 200 and number two on the Dance/Electronic Albums. The album was listed 24th on Pitchfork Media's staff lists top 50 albums of 2012 and 14th on the reader list. It was also ranked 29th on Stereogum's list of top 50 albums of 2012 and 50th on NME's best albums of 2012 list. The album was named a shortlisted nominee for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize on June 13, 2013. The tracks "Ungirthed," "Belispeak," "Obedear," "Fineshrine," and "Lofticries" were released as singles. In the UK, "Lofticries" was released on 26 November 2012, while "Fineshrine" was released on 4 March 2013. The music video for "Lofticries" was released on the Pitchfork.tv, the Youtube account of Pitchfork Media.
In brief
- Is Shrines good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Shrines 3.5/5 from 2 ratings.
- When was Shrines released?
- Shrines was released in 2012 on 4AD.
- How many tracks are on Shrines?
- Shrines has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 38 minutes.
- What genre is Shrines?
- Shrines is catalogued under Synthpop, Chillwave, Electronic.
- What BPM is Shrines?
- Shrines runs at a median tempo of 115 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Shrines?
- Listeners of Shrines also rate Visions by Grimes, Love Is Dead by CHVRCHES, Art Angels by Grimes.