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Contents • • • • • • • • • Background [ ] After (2006), the band's contract with had expired and the two parties decided to go their separate ways. At the same time, was gradually replaced with ex- bassist.

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Gordon suggested recruiting him for live shows after having played with him in. Moore found that Ibold 'immediately locked in, and had really prepared himself to the point where he knew the songs better than we did'. Recording [ ] When the band decided to record, it seemed natural to include Ibold. The process involved rehearsing the songs during the week in the basement of Moore and Gordon's house and subsequently recording them over the weekend. Shelley recalled, 'It was like having a different project every week [and] it felt like we were doing a single every weekend. Ohmicide Mac Key Code. You kind of have to keep on your feet, the speed aspect to this album was very enjoyable'. Eventually the band signed with Matador in 2008.

However, the band had begun writing much of the material before changing record labels. On the pop-rock aspects of the album, Moore noted, 'I can sort of see a relationship between some of The Eternal and Dirty in terms of the dynamic'. He argued that the band 'definitely wanted to make songs as opposed to doing an avant-garde opus'. On the choice of Matador, he explained that 'we decided that they're a really strong song-supportive label'.

Ranaldo noted how they found inspiration in their earlier recordings on Daydream Nation, which 'had an energy that we'd kind of forgotten about, and some of that energy and the experience of doing those songs impacted on the new record.' Content [ ] The was painted. The album was dedicated to of. [ ] Release [ ] The Eternal was released on June 9, 2009 by record label Matador. The album was released digitally, on CD and as a, in both a standard and a 'Buy Early Get Now' (BEGN) edition. In 2009, it was awarded a silver certification from the, which indicated sales of at least 30,000 copies throughout Europe.

Reception [ ] Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating 79/100 Review scores Source Rating B+ B− A− 8/10 6.8/10 8/10 The Eternal currently holds an approval rating of 79/100 on review aggregator website, signifying 'generally favorable reviews'. An early review by said 'the album shows signs of life and heart-wrenching vitality that secures its makers’ position at the forefront of American rock music'.

In a 'Critic's Choice' review for, Ben Ratliff compared the album to two of their albums from the 1990s, and; he pointed out that the album demonstrated 's continued rise as a singer, saying that she 'sings all the best stuff' on The Eternal, particularly the album's last song, 'Massage the History', a song he called the 'record's sleeper stunner'. The addition of Ibold in the studio was praised by Monday Field of Frank Booth Review, likening the album's basslines to 'a 1AM, alcohol-soaked punch in the gut'. Many reviews were positive: gave the album 5 of 5 stars and said that it 'acts as a fitting and timeless aide-memoire of everything this mighty band has ever achieved.' Gave it 4 of 4 stars and said, 'The music remains ageless and weird, fueled on chaos and clarity, but these are songs, not sound experiments for their own sake'.