I reviewed “Push Pull” with mixed feelings back in December. Now that Purity Ring has released their album in full, I am eating my words with a side of humble pie. Another Eternity may not have the verbal influence of rap music that many of this duo’s tracks had in previous tracks, but the project is an efficient entry in the relatively shallow library of Purity Ring.
Clocking in at less than 36 minutes, vocalist Megan James and producer Corin Roddick appear to pull out all the stops for the album’s instrumentals as not a single one falls flat. Each beat changes up the pace within its three- to four-minute run time, distracting from the seemingly similar song structure that characterizes the collection. The synths range in mood, going from precise on “Flood on the Floor” to ominous on “Begin Again” to everything in between on “Stranger Than Earth.”
The lyrics don’t call out to me in any particular way, but some of the single words Megan James sings that I picked out arbitrarily (“therein,” “more,” etc.) sound pointedly beautiful. I wish I had reason to explain why this is, but I think the fact that I don’t have a better reason is enough to prove how powerful the clarity of James’s voice is. Props should be given to the mixing pros for making everything on this album shine.
At the end of the day, I find myself listening to Another Eternity more as a full album front to back than selecting tracks and adding them to a playlist. The album is so short it could be treated as a DJ’s 20-minute Soundcloud mix. Fortunately for us, this album is much better than a majority of the amateur content posted to the aforementioned social network. Check this one out before quality electronic music is gone forever.