Complex sentence: The release is purely an EP by name, as it is longer than what is normally considered an EP; at close to 43 minutes long, it is several minutes off the length of the debut album by the group.
Split into simpler sentences: The release is purely an EP by name, as it is longer than what is normally considered an EP, at close to 43 minutes long. It is several minutes off the length of the debut album by the group.