Pearl Jam Announce 12th Studio Album 'Dark Matter', Share Title Track
Tuesday, 13 February 2024
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Danny Clinch
Pearl Jam have announced their 12th studio album.
The follow-up to 2020's 'Gigaton' is titled 'Dark Matter' and will arrive on April 19 via Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records.
Produced by the Grammy Award-winning Andrew Watt, it was written and recorded in just three weeks at Rick Rubin's Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, California.
As a preview, the Seattle band have shared the record's guitar-heavy title track, which marks a return to their '90s grunge-rock sound. Press play below, next to the record's cover art, a light painting by Alexandr Gnezdilov. Vocalist Eddie Vedder said:
"I'm getting chills, because I have good memories. We’re still looking for ways to communicate. We’re at this time in our lives when you could do it or you could not do it, but we still care about putting something out there that is meaningful and we hopefully think is our best work. No hyperbole, I think this is our best work."
Bassist Jeff Ament added: "What Ed said about getting us in a room at this point, we felt like we were about to make a really important record. A lot of that had to do with the atmosphere Andrew set up. He has encyclopedic knowledge of our history, not only as a band and how we wrote songs, but as players. He could pinpoint things we did on old songs to the point where I was like, ‘What the fuck is he talking about?’ His excitement was contagious. He’s a force. I just want to say thanks for keeping us on track. I couldn’t be prouder of us as a band. I feel so grateful for the fans, but mostly for my brothers and these people I’ve made music with."
Pearl Jam will headline BottleRock Festival in Napa Valley, California in May, which is currently their only North American date in the diary. In July, they'll top the bill at Mad Cool Festival in Madrid, Spain, and Nos Alive in Lisbon, Portugal.
'Dark Matter' tracklist:
1. Scared Of Fear
2. React, Respond
3. Wreckage
4. Dark Matter
5. Won't Tell
6. Upper Hand
7. Waiting For Stevie
8. Running
9. Something Special
10. Got To Give
11. Setting Sun
Pearl Jam Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Sat May 04 2024 - VANCOUVER Rogers Arena (Canada)
Mon May 06 2024 - VANCOUVER Rogers Arena (Canada)
Fri May 10 2024 - PORTLAND Moda Center (USA)
Mon May 13 2024 - SACRAMENTO Golden 1 Center (USA)
Thu May 16 2024 - LAS VEGAS MGM Grand Garden Arena (USA)
Sat May 18 2024 - LAS VEGAS MGM Grand Garden Arena (USA)
Tue May 21 2024 - LOS ANGELES Kia Forum (USA)
Wed May 22 2024 - LOS ANGELES Kia Forum (USA)
Tue May 28 2024 - SEATTLE Climate Pledge Arena (USA)
Thu May 30 2024 - SEATTLE Climate Pledge Arena (USA)
Sat June 22 2024 - DUBLIN Marlay Park
Tue June 25 2024 - MANCHESTER Co-op Live
Sat June 29 2024 - LONDON Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Tue July 02 2024 - BERLIN Waldbuhne (Germany)
Wed July 03 2024 - BERLIN Waldbuhne (Germany)
Sat July 06 2024 - BARCELONA Palau Sant Jordi (Spain)
Mon July 08 2024 - BARCELONA Palau Sant Jordi (Spain)
Thu July 11 2024 - MADRID New Madrid Festival Venue (Spain)
Sat July 13 2024 - LISBON Passeio Maritimo de Alges (Portugal)
Thu August 22 2024 - MISSOULA Washington Grizzly Stadium (USA)
Mon August 26 2024 - INDIANAPOLIS Ruoff Music Center (USA)
Thu August 29 2024 - CHICAGO Wrigley Field (USA)
Sat August 31 2024 - CHICAGO Wrigley Field (USA)
Tue September 03 2024 - NEW YORK Madison Square Garden (USA)
Wed September 04 2024 - NEW YORK Madison Square Garden (USA)
Sat September 07 2024 - PHILADELPHIA Wells Fargo Center (USA)
Mon September 09 2024 - PHILADELPHIA Wells Fargo Center (USA)
Thu September 12 2024 - BALTIMORE CFG Bank Arena (USA)
Sun September 15 2024 - BOSTON Fenway Park (USA)
Tue September 17 2024 - BOSTON Fenway Park (USA)
Fri November 08 2024 - AUCKLAND Go Media Stadium Mt Smart
Wed November 13 2024 - GOLD COAST Heritage Bank Stadium
Sat November 16 2024 - MELBOURNE Marvel Stadium
Thu November 21 2024 - SYDNEY Giants Stadium
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