Pendulum Make Comeback with New Album 'Inertia'

Perth electronic pioneers Pendulum are back with Inertia, their first full-length album in 15 years.

The 16-track record, featuring a range of collaborations, highlights the band’s evolving sound. Produced by Rob Swire and Owen Charles at their London studio, the album began taking shape in 2020 as Swire explored what Pendulum means today, building on the direction set by their 2021 Elemental and 2023 Anima EPs.

“I was basically testing how far we could push Pendulum,” says Rob Swire. “Seeing what we could get away with. I always looked at The Prodigy as the benchmark. They started out as pure rave – breakbeat, hardcore – but they evolved. They became their own sound. You don’t even really associate them with breakbeat anymore. They just are The Prodigy. That’s always what I wanted for Pendulum. I didn’t want to be locked into drum and bass, or metal, or anything. I just wanted to follow whatever felt right. And that’s been the ongoing challenge – finding that middle ground. If it leans too far one way, it doesn’t feel right.”

Pendulum was recently ranked #16 on Rolling Stone AU/NZ’s list of The 50 Greatest Australian Electronic Acts.

“Perth’s Pendulum crashed that dance music hotbed in the 2000s with spectacular results. Formed by Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen, and Paul “El Hornet” Harding, Pendulum had a smash with their independently-released debut LP Hold Your Colour in 2005. Powered by monsters “Tarantula” and “Fasten Your Seatbelt”, the album went platinum in the UK, for 300,000-plus units,” the feature praised”.