UPDATE: You can listen to the new songs here or here.
Well, it's kinda here. Almost here.
Yesterday, during a daytime listening party for fan, friends and the media, Pearl Jam debuted "Dark Matter," its 12 studio album.
You can read a firsthand account of it from Spin.com:
Specific details such as song titles and lyrics are being kept under wraps for now, but SPIN can confidently report that the album offers a little bit of everything for the longtime Pearl Jam fan. “No hyperbole — I think this is our best work,” enthused Vedder, who later poured tequila shots for the assembled audience. “I couldn’t be prouder of us as a band,” added
Ament, who briefly got emotional while describing the experience of making the album. The LP features several intense rockers that showcase the ever-powerful drumming of Matt Cameron and the panache of guitarist Mike McCready, whose solos are more prominent here than on 2020’s Gigaton. One has a chorus particularly tailor-made for chanting and fist-pumping.
The album, which reportedly includes 11 tracks, includes songs: Scared of Fear, React Respond, Running, Dark Matter, Upper Hand, Waiting for Stevie, Something Special and Setting Sun.
Given past listening parties and the timeline that followed, I'm betting we have a first single very soon and the new record drops sometime in February or March.
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