Womb (album)

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Womb
Purity Ring - Womb.png
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
Genre
Length35:57
Label 4AD
Producer
  • Corin Roddick
  • Megan James
Purity Ring chronology
Another Eternity
(2015)
Womb
(2020)
Graves
(2022)
Singles from Womb
  1. "Stardew"
    Released: February 18, 2020
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Exclaim! 7/10 [5]
Pitchfork 7.3/10 [2]
Clash Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Womb (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by Canadian electronic music duo Purity Ring. It was released through 4AD on April 3, 2020. It was preceded by the lead single "Stardew". [6] The duo was scheduled to tour North America in support of the album from May to September 2020, [7] but it was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 lockdowns. [8]

Contents

Background

Prior to the announcement of the album, the duo launched a website containing a hidden maze that revealed the song "Pink Lightning". [9] A press release stated that the album "chronicles a quest for comfort and the search for a resting place in a world where so much is beyond our control".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Corin Roddick and Megan James. "Peacefall" co-written by Jonas Bjerre

Womb track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Rubyinsides"3:33
2."Pink Lightning"4:14
3."Peacefall"4:16
4."I Like the Devil"2:55
5."Femia"3:07
6."Sinew"3:11
7."Vehemence"3:47
8."Silkspun"3:35
9."Almanac"3:13
10."Stardew"4:06
Total length:35:57

Note

Personnel

Purity Ring

Additional personnel

Charts

Sales chart performance for Womb
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [10] 77
US Billboard 200 [11] 195
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [12] 23
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [13] 1

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