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
Label 4AD
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
Metacritic 70/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Billboard Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Complex 3/5 [4]
Consequence of Sound B [5]
Exclaim! 8/10 [6]
Pitchfork 6.6/10 [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Spin 6/10 [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.

Contents

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

Additional personnel

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
AustraliaFebruary 27, 2015 Remote Control [27] [28]
Germany 4AD [29] [30] [31]
Ireland
  • CD
  • LP
  • digital download
 [32] [33]
United KingdomMarch 2, 2015 [34] [35] [36]
CanadaMarch 3, 2015 Last Gang [37] [38] [39]
United States4AD [40] [41] [42]
GermanyMarch 6, 2015LP [30]
AustraliaMarch 27, 2015Remote Control [43]

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