Pearl Jam - Dark Matter (2024)

Pearl Jam - Dark Matter (2024)

Tracklist front / back album covers

1. "Scared of Fear"   4:24

2. "React, Respond"   3:30

3. "Wreckage"   5:00

4. "Dark Matter"   3:31

5. "Won't Tell"   3:28

6. "Upper Hand"   5:57

7. "Waiting for Stevie"   5:41

8. "Running"   2:19

9. "Something Special"   4:06

10. "Got to Give"   4:37

11. "Setting Sun"   5:43

Pearl Jam Band Members / Musicians

Eddie Vedder – vocals, guitar

Jeff Ament – bass guitar

Matt Cameron – drums, percussion

Stone Gossard – guitar

Mike McCready – guitar

Marc VanGool - guitar technician, studio assistant

Andrew Watt - producer

Paul LaMalfa - engineer

Dark Matter is the upcoming 12th studio album by American rock band Pearl Jam. It is set to be released on April 19, 2024, through Monkeywrench Records and Republic Records.

Dark Matter was recorded over three weeks in 2023 at Shangri-La in Malibu, California and, according to a press release, "channels the shared spirit of a group of lifelong creative confidants and brothers in one room playing as if their very lives depended on it". On November 29, 2023, drummer Matt Cameron revealed that they finished a record with assistance from Andrew Watt and that it was "mastered, mixed, ready to go" at the time. On January 5, 2024, guitarist Mike McCready described the album as "a lot heavier" than one might expect, saying that recording was less time-consuming than for their previous record Gigaton, mostly thanks to the involvement from Watt, who was said to have "kicked" their "asses". Later that month, on January 31, the band and Watt debuted Dark Matter in front of a group of fans at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, California, without revealing lyrics or song titles. During the event, Eddie Vedder opined that this is their best work to date and how he could not be prouder of the band.

The album’s packaging features light painting art by Alexandr Gnezdilov. The album cover art was crafted using a large self-made kaleidoscope. Each letter visible on the cover was individually captured and handwritten midair with a specially designed flashlight to create the pearlescent effect.

On February 13, Pearl Jam announced the album alongside the release of the eponymous lead single.