"Unborn Planet" kicks things off, the band's affection for Hawkwind readily apparent. Despite this, Farflung deliver an exuberant number high on memorable moments and low on rote rehashing of space rock legends. Dense yet driving, this weighty rocker hits hard with massive chords while joyous notes twinkle in the aether.

"Endless Drifting Wreck," for its part, keeps the same formula but upgrades it with a sense of melancholy. The urgent verses and booming choruses of "Planet" are still here, but things have taken a turn for the introspective. Like a black hole collapsing inwards, "Wreck" ignites with roaring guitars before collapsing into a drifting amble through trance-inducing psychedelia.

"Like It Has Never Been," meanwhile, rattles and hums with trippy atmospherics backed by a patient, low-end rhythm section. Guitar notes spark and sputter in the air, blinking like delicate stars as they pop out of stereos. Ethereal and poignant, the song's ending shifts gears with an explosive finale not unlike a supernova of sound.

After this, "Stella Volo" reveals its upbeat rhythms and its resoundingly loud chorus. It has the kind of messy, feedback-drenched freakouts associated with noise bands rather than space rock acts. Amidst such chaos, however, Farflung retains their shimmering, beautiful melodies and rapturous moods.

Follow-up "IX" proves the record's curveball, a moody drum pulse backing echoing guitar melodies and alienated voices phasing in and out of reality. Though its nebulous demeanor seems at odds with the rest of the album, "IX" proves itself a winner through its darker feel. Whereas other songs on Eternity show off the stars, "IX" blocks them behind noxious clouds. When they finally appear in a firestorm of guitars at the track's end, the result is nothing less than stunning.

Up next is "Silver Shrooms," a song which starts off with a rumble before blossoming into a bang. A drum beat flows through gradually-building soundscapes, eventually erupting into a flare of fiery guitar bursts. It is a moment which not only shows Farflung's immense dedication to craft, but their masterful ability at making larger rock anthems work as well.

"Invincible" offers a brief respite before album's end, the song's funk-influenced bass lines soothing minds as much as they rattle speakers. Rather than remain peaceful, however, the song instead soars through vistas of thunderous drums and ripping sing-alongs. As the song fades away, listeners are left breathless, the shifts in the song as drastic as the loss of air in space.

Last but not least is "Precognition." Serving up a helping of arena rock bombast, it winds through winding guitars and furious, planet-cracking sing-alongs. Vast and powerful, this excellent composition suggests humanity is not alone in the universe.

With all this in mind, Farflung is a lot like the Apollo missions. The most recent spaceflight may not have reinvented the wheel, but quite simply, it did not have to. Rather, it achieved something recognizable by taking an older practice and making it new. Farflung have done much the same for space rock, proving the genre still has gas in the tank. A Wound in Eternity does not just leave the launch-pad, it reaches new heights.

Tracklisting
Unborn Planet
Endless Drifting Wreck
Like It Has Never Been
Stella Volo
IX
Silver Shrooms
Invincible
Precognition