Pearl Jam announce new album ‘Dark Matter’ and share title track

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Pearl Jam have announced their new album ‘Dark Matter’ and shared the title track – check it out below.The band’s 12th album – the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Gigaton‘ – is out April 19 via Monkeywrench Records, and can be pre-ordered/pre-saved here.Alongside the announcement, Eddie Vedder and co.

have dropped their thrashing title track.Listen to ‘Dark Matter’ below. 1. ‘Sacred 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’The band have already hinted at what fans can expect from the new record, with guitarist Mike McCready recently sharing that it’s “heavier than you’d expect”.“We have a bunch of songs tracked,” he said in an interview with Classic Rock. “We worked with Andrew Watt, who’s a younger pop producer-type guy, but he’s really a rock guy at heart — I think we’re his favorite band.

When we were in the studio with him this past year, he really kicked our asses, got us focused and playing, song after song.”McCready continued: “There’s the melody and energy of the first couple of records.