Shrines
by Purity Ring
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Shrines is ranked as the best album by Purity Ring.
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Shrines track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 02/06/2026 13:56 |  ExTeaSea | 5,187 | 83/100 | |
| 01/19/2026 00:16 | mutant | 1,671 | 56/100 | |
| 09/27/2025 02:36 | Proto | 4,124 | 33/100 | |
| 06/17/2025 21:31 |  idiotican | 2,803 | 74/100 | |
| 12/25/2024 17:49 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,122 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.2/100, a mean average of 72.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.
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corenfro 11/01/2022 17:41 | #290965
Released same year as Visions, both records ahead of their time. It's like if Bjork produced electropop. Hope to add more comments soon.
'Shrines' is an excellent electronica album that features heavy use of synths and dark, enticing lyrics. I appreciate that it includes a strong closing track that perfectly rounds out the album. In addition, the song 'Fineshrine' is incredibly catchy and I love the eerie lyrics. The album has a unique, ominous vibe to it that is intriguing. The dark and imaginative cover art definitely fits the tone of the album.
In my opinion, the best tracks are 'Fineshrine,' 'Obedear,' and 'Shuck.'
8/10
Pleasant, it's hard to imagine someone actively disliking it. But it's sorta complacent, happy just to be emotionally stagnant for long periods...this is made up for with smart, clean production and strong melodies.
I really like the vocalist, her voice is very clear, and she doesn't oversing.
craola 10/15/2014 19:58 | #124560
This is good, but I'm wishing it was more abrasive. There's just not much tension here.
Mophos 01/06/2014 13:03 | #100003
It's okay.
Really good.
zdwyatt 10/23/2013 17:46 | #88975
This tickles the same part of my brain as Fever Ray. It doesn't tread the exact same space, but it's worth a listen.
Can get samey, but I like it regardless.
The two big things going for this album is its length and unique sound Purity Ring provides. I wouldn't say this album is a great album, but it is a strong one. I'm going to go ahead and give it a 9 out of 10 just because even though I probably won't come back to it in 20 years, it is innovating and exciting enough to capture my attention. Fineshrine is the best track and is absolutely fantastic!
Got quite a lot of this thing in 2012. This album sounds quite good however.
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