Pearl Jam confirms new album is in the works

Pearl Jam
Photo: Danny Clinch

It has been no secret that the legendary American grunge band Pearl Jam is currently working on a new album. In a recent interview, Pearl Jam’s guitarist Stone Gossard spoke about the status of their highly anticipated release.

Six years have passed since the release of Pearl Jam’s tenth studio album Lightning Bolt. The band has been touring across the world since then. They also released a live album and concert film in 2017 with the title Let’s Play Two that included footage and songs of the band’s performance at Wrigley Field in Chicago during their 2016 tour.

In 2018, Pearl Jam toured across Europe where they performed at many festivals including Mad Cool, Pinkpop and Rock Werchter. The band was also voted Festival Act of the Year 2018.

Stone Gossard, rhythm and lead guitarist and one of the founding members of Pearl Jam, spoke to the Rolling Stone magazine. Gossard commented about the status of their eleventh album saying:
We’re going to make a record, and we’re in the middle of it.” Moreover, Jeff Ament, bassist of the band also stated: ”I’m sure everybody’s got a bunch more riffs, and I’m sure Ed’s got a handful of journal lyrics. It’s just going to take us all getting into a room together for six weeks and just knocking something out.” He also revealed that the gap between albums and recording sessions of the bands was longer after Chris Cornell’s death in 2017.

As for any upcoming performances of the band, Pearl Jam have no scheduled shows yet, however Eddie Vedder will be performing at Innings Festival in March.

You can read all of the band’s statements below:

Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam is an American rock/grunge band from Seattle formed in 1990. The band released their debut album Ten in 1991. It became a breakthrough success for the band selling more than 10 million copies until today. Ten is also considered together with Nirvana’s Nevermind one of the most influential albums of the ’90s, while the album’s main lyrical themes are focused on depression, homelessness, and abuse. After that, the band released nine more albums and they are also often referred to as one of the greatest rock bands of its generation. Eddie Vedder’s powerful baritone vocals and on-stage performances place him among the best rock frontmen of all time.

In 2017 the band was also inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Pearl Jam have been nominated for numerous awards through the years including 15 Grammy Awards. The band has been known for very energetic live shows. You can watch them performing ”Rockin’ in the Free World” with Jack White at NOS Alive Festival in Portugal 2018.

Over de auteur ✍️

Athanasios Kouklas

From Thessaloniki, Greece, currently living in Switzerland. Travel, music and festival enthusiast. Been to Pinkpop, Rock Werchter, Wacken, Rock am Ring, Southside and numerous concerts of all kinds in Europe. Favourite bands include: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Rammstein, Foo Fighters, Motörhead and The Rolling Stones..

Meer van Athanasios