Queens rapper T. Shirt flipped Purity Ring's Shrines LP quite literally. The original tracklisting of Shrines is upside down and trimmed to its most beat-friendly moments. When we discovered T. Shirt via Rich Hours, we took to his slick storytelling skills and tough-mindedness. On his Shrines mixtape, he's interested in pursuing territory beyond the gritty New York sounds. The hip hop influence in Purity Ring's highly-lauded 4AD record is evident without the presence of Young Magic on “Groundloves”, but T. Shirt's gruff voice permeating the ethereal production strengthens the Montreal duo's rap cred.
Download T. Shirt's Shrines here.
