Another Eternity

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Another Eternity
Purity Ring - Another Eternity.png
Studio album by
Purity Ring
ReleasedFebruary 27, 2015 (2015-02-27)
Recorded2014
Genre
Length35:23
Label4AD
Producer
  • Corin Roddick
  • Megan James
Purity Ring chronology
Shrines
(2012) 		Another Eternity
(2015) 		Womb
(2020)
Singles from Another Eternity
  1. "Push Pull"
    Released: December 3, 2014
  2. "Begin Again"
    Released: January 13, 2015
  3. "Bodyache"
    Released: February 26, 2015
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
Billboard4/5 stars[3]
Complex3/5[4]
Consequence of SoundB[5]
Exclaim!8/10[6]
Pitchfork6.6/10[7]
Rolling Stone3.5/5 stars[8]
Slant Magazine3.5/5 stars[9]
Spin6/10[10]

Another Eternity (stylized in lowercase letters) is the second studio album by Canadian electronic music duo Purity Ring. It was released on February 27, 2015, by 4AD.

Release and promotion[]

In February 2014, the duo announced that they were working on a second studio album.[11] "Push Pull" was released as the first single from the album on December 3, 2014.[12] On January 13, 2015, the album's second single, "Begin Again", was released, along with the formal reveal of the album's title, cover, and track listing.[13] On January 23, 2015, Roddick played "Repetition" and "Bodyache" during a DJ set on Pitchfork Radio. "Bodyache" was released as the album's third single on February 26, 2015.

The music video of "Begin Again" was released exclusively through Apple Music on October 12, 2015.[14]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Corin Roddick and Megan James.

No.TitleLength
1."heartsigh"3:19
2."bodyache"2:53
3."push pull"3:27
4."repetition"3:38
5."stranger than earth"4:18
6."begin again"3:37
7."dust hymn"3:30
8."flood on the floor"3:14
9."sea castle"3:27
10."stillness in woe"4:00
Total length:35:23

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Another Eternity.[15]

Purity Ring

  • Corin Roddick – production, recording
  • Megan James – production, recording, vocals

Additional personnel

  • Maddox Chhimm – mixing
  • Alison Fielding – layout
  • Tallulah Fontaine – artwork, layout
  • Cecil Frena – co-production ("Flood on the Floor")
  • Jaycen Joshua – mixing
  • Ryan Kaul – mixing
  • Dave Kutch – mastering
  • Renata Raksha – layout, photography

Charts[]

Release history[]

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Australia February 27, 2015
Remote Control [27][28]
Germany 4AD [29][30][31]
Ireland
  • CD
  • LP
  • digital download
 [32][33]
United Kingdom March 2, 2015 [34][35][36]
Canada March 3, 2015 Last Gang [37][38][39]
United States 4AD [40][41][42]
Germany March 6, 2015 LP [30]
Australia March 27, 2015 Remote Control [43]

References[]

  1. ^ "Critic Reviews for Another Eternity". Metacritic. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "Another Eternity – Purity Ring". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  3. ^ Kamps, Garrett (March 3, 2015). "Album Review: Electronic Duo Purity Ring's 'Another Eternity' Refracts Pop Through a Funhouse Mirror". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  4. ^ Charity, Justin (March 3, 2015). "Purity Ring – Another Eternity". Complex. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  5. ^ Geffen, Sasha (February 27, 2015). "Purity Ring – Another Eternity". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  6. ^ Gormely, Ian (March 2, 2015). "Purity Ring – Another Eternity". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  7. ^ Cohen, Ian (March 2, 2015). "Purity Ring – Another Eternity". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  8. ^ Dolan, Jon (March 3, 2015). "Purity Ring – Another Eternity". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  9. ^ "Slant review".
  10. ^ Unterberger, Andrew (March 4, 2015). "Purity Ring – Another Eternity". Spin. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  11. ^ "More with Purity Ring's Megan James: Coachella, Danny Brown, success and velvet" Archived 2015-09-09 at the Wayback Machine Edmonton Journal
  12. ^ "New Song" Archived January 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Official Site
  13. ^ "Purity Ring Announce New Album Another Eternity, Share "Begin Again"" Pitchfork
  14. ^ "Begin Again Video"
  15. ^ Another Eternity (liner notes). Purity Ring. 4AD. 2015. CAD 3501CD.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Purity Ring – Another Eternity". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Purity Ring – Another Eternity" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  18. ^ "Purity Ring Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  19. ^ "Purity Ring | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
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