Mike McCready (left), Josh Klinghoffer, Stone Gossard, Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron and Boom Gaspar of Pearl Jam in Austin, Texas on Sept. 18, 2023.Photo:Jim Bennett/Getty
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Pearl Jamis bringing the heat with their new song.
“Running,” The second track off of their highly anticipated albumDark Matter, out April 19, hit streaming services on Friday and proves that the Grammy award-winning group can still deliver a rock anthem for the new age.
Mike McCready (left), Josh Klinghoffer, Stone Gossard, Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron and Boom Gaspar of Pearl Jam in Austin in September 2023.Jim Bennett/Getty
The song’s fast-paced instrumental matches Vedder’s lyrical tone. And as the title implies, effectively brings listeners “Running” with the group, who show no signs of slowing down after over three decades of success.
Whether “lost in the tunnel,” “getting funneled” or feeling like “the sewage in the plumbing,” Vedder makes it known that he (and the rest of the band) will be “running till the second coming” in the new song.
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“Running” comes on the heels of the album’s title track, “Dark Matter,” which was released on Feb. 13 and quickly shot to No. 1 onBillboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart, becoming the band’s first track to top that respective chart since 1998. The song also nabbed No. 1 on theBillboardRock & Alternative Airplay Chart.
Pearl Jam performs onstage at Madison Square Garden in New York City in September 2022.Kevin Mazur/Getty
Kevin Mazur/Getty
Vedder, 59, said during a private listening event at West Hollywood in February forDark Matter, “No hyperbole,I think this is our best work.”
To celebrateDark Matter’s release, Pearl Jam is hosting an “exclusive cinematic engagement” on April 16. Per the release, this special, one-night-only event will bring their new album to life in over 225 theater locations nationwide and more than 300 locations internationally spanning 30 countries.
Eddie Vedder at Madison Square Garden in New York City in September 2022.Kevin Mazur/Getty
Indie record stores are also getting some love in theDark Matterrollout with an exclusive release of a special edition of the album on April 20 to coincide withRecord Store Day.
To cap it all off, the band will be touringDark Matteracross the U.S. and internationally. This marks the first time Pearl Jam has ever announced a new album and tour simultaneously, as well as the first time they’ve made all of their tour’s dates available from the initial announcement.
Spanning nine countries and 25 cities, the tour begins in Vancouver, British Columbia, on May 4 and concludes in Sydney, Australia on Nov. 23.
source: people.com
