A strong production ethic, a natural instinct for ebb and flow, and the excellence of Rob Swire’s vocals combine with an impressive guestlist.
10 Day Album Swap W/@Angel413
Day 5
There’s a lot of high points on this record that I LOVED to death. Tracks like “Save The Cat”, “Cannibal”, “Archangel” and especially “Halo” were fucking great, and some really strong dnb tracks that hold the energy I want and expect going into a record like this. But then the record dives into what I call the ‘Henry Cavil Superman’ kind of energy, where it feels like it’s forcing ... read more
The legendary dancefloor DnB outfit's first album in nearly a decade and a half, "Inertia" feels like a comeback album in much the same way "From Zero" did for Linkin Park, albeit with generally more positive results; returning back to what works for the group with very slight experimentations thrown in there. Unlike Linkin Park, however, I think Rob Swire and co. did a somewhat alright job on updating their palette for the modern landscape of DnB, though not an amazing ... read more
Everything about this new Pendulum feels 10 years too late.
For starters, let's address the elephant in the room—75% of the entirety of this album had been released as songs in EPs since 2020. These same songs were also 75% of the entirety of these EPs that were released as singles beforehand. As proper new material, we get, drum roll please...
Four new songs! Two of which are interludes that barely reach the one minute mark. The other two are actually new full-length tracks that ... read more
For a comeback that ended up spanning over 4 years, pendulum's first full length release since 2010 ended up being surprisingly cohesive and a generally successful evolution of the group's unique rock/dnb crossover sound.
Everything that made Pendulum what they are; the blended dnb/rock structures, rob's belting vocals, the innately chantable lead lines, is right here, all with an updated palette of sounds.
Fans will be disappointed in the lack of new material released as part ... read more
| 1 | Driver 3:27 | 83 |
| 2 | Come Alive 3:53 | 81 |
| 3 | Save The Cat 2:52 | 76 |
| 4 | Archangel 4:03 | 81 |
| 5 | Nothing For Free 3:03 | 77 |
| 6 | Cannibal 3:21 with WARGASM | 81 |
| 7 | Constellations 0:44 | 62 |
| 8 | Halo 2:49 | 80 |
| 9 | Louder Than Words 3:55 with Hybrid Minds | 75 |
| 10 | Napalm 3:24 with Joey Valence & Brae | 81 |
| 11 | The Endless Gaze 1:00 | 59 |
| 12 | Guiding Lights 4:24 with AWOLNATION | 80 |
| 13 | Colourfast 3:46 | 79 |
| 14 | Silent Spinner 4:23 | 68 |
| 15 | Mercy Killing 3:49 with Scarlxrd | 70 |
| 16 | Cartagena 5:26 | 84 |