Madison Woodward doesn't do things by halves. The Fury member quietly built something new, and now Purest Form are making their intentions unmistakably clear.
The band — born from Woodward's post-Fury energy — already dropped a self-titled debut EP that was nasty in the best possible way. Now they're back with a new EP called Resistance, and they've brought a label home with them: Dais Records. Lead single "Animal" is out now, and it does exactly what you'd want from a band with this much attitude in the tank.
What We Know About *Resistance*
The signing to Dais Records is significant. This isn't a vanity deal or a streaming placeholder — Dais has a track record of backing artists who operate at the harder, weirder edges of music, and Purest Form fit that brief squarely. It signals that the band aren't positioning themselves as a side project or a casual experiment. They're building something with intention.
"Animal" is the first proper glimpse at where Resistance sits sonically, and it suggests the band have tightened whatever they were doing on the debut without softening any of the edges. That debut had a raw, unfinished quality that worked in its favour — it sounded like a band figuring out how loud they wanted to be. If "Animal" is the measure, Resistance sounds like they've answered that question.
The timing matters too. Shows and festivals are on the horizon later this year, which means this isn't just a release-and-disappear situation. Purest Form are gearing up to play these songs in rooms and fields, and that always changes how music lands. Tracks that work on a stream hit differently when there's a crowd involved.
Why This Is Worth Paying Attention To
We're in a moment where a lot of rock-adjacent acts are chasing the same aesthetic — moody, post-something, just enough grit to feel authentic. Purest Form don't feel like they're chasing anything. The Fury connection gives Woodward a baseline of credibility, but what she's doing here doesn't lean on that. It stands apart.
The Dais Records signing adds another layer. Labels like Dais don't sign acts they see as flavour-of-the-month. They back artists they think have a longer arc, and that's a reasonable vote of confidence in where Purest Form are headed. For a band still in the early stages of establishing themselves, that kind of institutional backing without compromising what makes them interesting is exactly the position you want to be in.
It's also worth noting that Resistance as a title isn't accidental. Whether that's personal, political, or purely sonic is for the music to answer — but it's the kind of statement that suggests this EP isn't just trying to fill time before something bigger.
For anyone who clocked what [Krallice have been doing](/getohedz/music/krallice-announce-new-album-scour-order-hear-living-useless-ritual) at the more experimental end of the spectrum, or who appreciates artists prepared to back themselves without diluting the product, Purest Form are worth your attention right now.
Resistance is incoming. "Animal" is your entry point. Go find it.