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PURITY RING
The Observatory — Santa Ana, CA
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About PURITY RING

Purity Ring is the electronic project of Megan James and Corin Roddick, formed in 2010 in Montreal. They built a reputation with their debut album Shrines, which paired ethereal, processed vocals with intricate synth arrangements that felt both delicate and unsettling. James's voice—often heavily layered and treated—became the project's signature, floating over hypnotic beats and shimmering production that drew comparisons to Grimes and FKA twigs. Their follow-up Another Eternity pushed toward pop accessibility while keeping the experimental edge intact. Purity Ring doesn't really fit neatly anywhere, which is kind of the point. Their sound sits in the space between ambient music and pop structure, where nothing feels quite warm but nothing's cold either. It's the kind of music that sounds better the more you pay attention.

Their shows are precise and hypnotic rather than explosive. The crowd stands relatively still, almost meditative, watching dense visual projections while James delivers those processed vocals with palpable control. It's less about collective euphoria and more about sustained atmosphere. People seem transfixed.

Known for Fineshrine, Obedience, Crawl Spaces, Begin Again, Atoll

PURITY RING + Los Angeles

Purity Ring has maintained a quiet presence in Los Angeles over the years, with the synth-pop duo returning to The Novo on November 12, 2025. The show found them moving through their catalog with the precision you'd expect — the crystalline production of tracks like 'fineshrine' and 'obedience' translated perfectly in a venue that rewards both intimacy and scale. There's something about Megan James's vocals layered over the band's intricate electronics that feels particularly at home in a city obsessed with both glossy production and underground credibility. The encore underscored what makes them enduring: they never chase trends, just refine their singular vision.

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Live Music in Los Angeles

Los Angeles has always been split between its mainstream machinery and its experimental underbelly, and that tension is where Purity Ring thrives. The city's electronic music community — from the producer-heavy studios in Silver Lake to the underground dance venues scattered across the county — provides the perfect context for their precise, glacial brand of synth-pop. LA audiences tend to respect artists who build worlds rather than just follow beats, and Purity Ring's fastidious approach to songwriting and sound design aligns with that sensibility.

Los Angeles road trip to see PURITY RING?

Stay in Los Feliz, where you can walk tree-lined streets and catch views from Griffith Observatory. Dinner at Republique in the Arts District—refined French-inspired food in a restored factory space that feels more Paris than LA. Spend an afternoon at the Huntington Library in San Marino, a world-class art collection that justifies the drive. The city's recording studio history is everywhere; walk through Hollywood and you're literally surrounded by the spaces where hits were made. End the night at a jazz bar like The Fonda Theatre or catch live music on Sunset Boulevard.

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