I really love all of Pendulum's new era stuff (Elemental EP and beyond) where it's them sorta revisiting the previous "eras" of their sound and toying with new ideas in that space. They released Anima EP today which is a bit of a graduation from that, meaning it's more firmly planted in their modern style of working with vocalists/instrumentalists from other groups to bring a unique flavor to each track. They released 3/4 of the songs as singles already so the remaining track premiered with the EP and like... dude if this is any indication of a new era for Pendulum I am 100% fucking there for it. Insanely cool.
Although I don't, like to be clear.... I think they're past that. The "era" thing. Hold Your Colour / In Silico / Immersion are so distinct, purposely so, that it makes sense to think of them that way but Pendulum as it is now is clearly them returning to a project that let them explore music in a way that's inspiring to them no matter where on the compass it points to. The variety on deck from Elemental and Anima I think sorta proves that but "Silent Spinner" specifically sounds so different that it has me really excited for what's to come. They're clearly in a really good creative space and that's fucking awesome to see for a band that went through the roughest creative patch possible.
