Purity Ring (album)

Purity Ring
Studio album by Purity Ring
Released	September 26, 2025 (2025-09-26)
Length	36:00
Label	The Fellowship
Producer	Purity Ring
Purity Ring chronology
Graves (2022) Purity Ring (2025)

Purity Ring is the self-titled fourth studio album by the Canadian synthpop duo Purity Ring. It was released on September 26, 2025.

Release

On June 5, 2025, the band released two new songs: "Many Lives" and "Part II". ^{[1] [2]} On July 10, 2025, the band released the single "Place of My Own" alongside the album's release date of September 26, 2025, and a headlining North American tour in the autumn of 2025 to support the album. ^{[3] [4]}

Themes

The album is a concept album, imitating a soundtrack for a fictional role-playing game. ^{[5] [4]} The album was inspired by video games including The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time , Metaphor: ReFantazio , Final Fantasy X , Final Fantasy VI , and Nier: Automata . ^{[4] [5]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	9/10 [6]
DIY	[7]
Paste	7.1/10 [8]

In a review for Clash , Tom Morgan praises the album for its "compelling narratives," describing it as "immersive, innovative" and "affecting". ^[6] DIY 's Gemma Cockrell also had a favorable review, expressing that the album is "ambitious in scope but never loses the intimate emotional pull that Corin Roddick and Megan James command so effortlessly." ^[7]

Paste 's Sam Rosenberg had a more mixed opinion, writing that while the album "mostly succeeds" in emulating the feeling of listening to video game soundtracks, "one wishes it were as moving as James and Roddick seem to want it to be." ^[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Megan James and Corin Roddick. "Place of My Own" and "Imanocean" written with Ginger; "The Long Night" written with David Kylhberg, Johan Norberg, and Tobias Olofsson.

Purity Ring track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Relict"	2:59
2.	"Many Lives"	3:01
3.	"Part II"	1:42
4.	"Place of My Own"	3:00
5.	"Red the Sunrise"	3:15
6.	"Memory Ruins"	2:59
7.	"Mistral"	0:44
8.	"The Long Night"	4:17
9.	"Imanocean"	3:37
10.	"Between You and Shadows"	3:07
11.	"MJ Odyssey"	1:42
12.	"Broken Well"	2:46
13.	"Glacier (In Memory of RS)"	3:25
Total length:		36:00

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. ^[9]

Purity Ring

• Megan James – vocals, production
• Corin Roddick – production, mixing

Additional contributors

• Mike Bozzi – mastering
• Jordan Clemens – guitar (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13)
• Craig Newnes – bass, guitar (9)

References

1. DeVille, Chris (5 June 2025). "Purity Ring – "many lives" & "part ii"". Stereogum. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
2. Knox, Payton (June 5, 2025). "Purity Ring Return with Two-Part Single "many lives" and "part ii"". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
3. Jones, Abby (July 10, 2025). "Purity Ring Announce New Self-Titled Album: Hear "Place Of My Own"". Stereogum. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
4. Pinder, Jaeden (10 July 2025). "Purity Ring Announce New Album, 2025 Tour Dates". Consequence. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
5. Shutler, Ali (2025-09-04). "'Final Fantasy' and 'Zelda' inspired Purity Ring's bold new album". NME. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
6. Morgan, Tom (2025-09-24). "Purity Ring – Purity Ring". Clash . Retrieved 2025-09-26.
7. Cockrell, Gemma. "Purity Ring - Purity Ring". DIY . Retrieved 2025-09-26.
8. Rosenberg, Sam (2025-09-25). "Purity Ring get nostalgic on self-titled 4th album". Paste . Retrieved 2025-09-26.
9. "purity ring / Purity Ring / Credits". Tidal . Retrieved September 26, 2025.