THE RITUALISTS Unleash “You Know Better” – A Darkly Danceable Anthem for the Digital Age

Recorded at Clive Davis Studios in Brooklyn and mixed and co-produced by GRAMMY®-winner Mario J McNulty (David Bowie, Prince, Nine Inch Nails, Laurie Anderson, Glen Matlock, Lou Reed), Too Pure to Cure follows the The Ritualists’ sophomore album, the critically hailed Baroque and Bleeding (2021) which Post-Punk.com called “a goth glam rock opus.” The first single from the album, “The Plastic Crusade,” (released in November 2024) was hailed by Adam Bernard of Adam’s World as, “a biting look at society, while still being a good time musically thanks to their mix of goth, glam, and modern rock.”

Inspired by English Romantic poets and the infinite abyss of the online world, Too Pure to Cure explores themes of love, lust, hope, fear, and digital-age existentialism. The album and its title track (“Too Pure to Cure”) serves as an artistic manifesto of self-acceptance, “It’s not so much a protest as it is a shoulder shrug,” Dryden explains. “It’s very much a sort of declaration about knowing thyself. This is who we are. It’s either inside you or it isn’t. If it’s inside you, if it’s pure, there’s nothing that can ‘cure’ it.”

The songwriting process for Too Pure to Cure was also deeply influenced by the growing chemistry within the band, especially with the addition of drummer Eric Kuby, whose presence, Dryden says, allowed himself to shift focus off drum duties and explore new creative depths. “This album was a reaction to our band’s evolution. I wrote parts with the guys’ styles in mind, which made the whole experience feel more natural and cohesive.”