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| recorded = 2021; 2023 |
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| studio = [[Shangri-La (recording studio)|Shangri-La]], Malibu, California |
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* [[Alternative rock]] |
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* [[Monkeywrench Records|Monkeywrench]] |
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* [[Republic Records|Republic]] |
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| producer = [[Andrew Watt (record producer)|Andrew Watt]] |
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Recorded at [[Shangri-La (recording studio)|Shangri-La]] in [[Malibu, California]] and Watt's home studio, the album is the first to feature contributions from touring and session member [[Josh Klinghoffer]], who joined the band on its 2022–2023 [[Gigaton Tour]]. The album marked a return to the band working together as a five-piece in a fast-paced studio environment; in contrast to their previous studio album, ''[[Gigaton (Pearl Jam album)|Gigaton]]'' (2020), which was recorded over several years and individual sessions. |
Recorded at [[Shangri-La (recording studio)|Shangri-La]] in [[Malibu, California]] and Watt's home studio, the album is the first to feature contributions from touring and session member [[Josh Klinghoffer]], who joined the band on its 2022–2023 [[Gigaton Tour]]. The album marked a return to the band working together as a five-piece in a fast-paced studio environment; in contrast to their previous studio album, ''[[Gigaton (Pearl Jam album)|Gigaton]]'' (2020), which was recorded over several years and individual sessions. |
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The album was released to widespread critical acclaim, and will be accompanied by a |
The album was released to widespread critical acclaim, and will be accompanied by a world tour. |
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==Background and recording== |
==Background and recording== |
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After successfully working together on frontman [[Eddie Vedder]]'s 2022 studio album, ''[[Earthling (Eddie Vedder album)|Earthling]]'', record producer [[Andrew Watt (record producer)|Andrew Watt]] was enlisted to produce Pearl Jam's twelfth studio album. The band's first recording sessions for |
After successfully working together on frontman [[Eddie Vedder]]'s 2022 studio album, ''[[Earthling (Eddie Vedder album)|Earthling]]'', record producer [[Andrew Watt (record producer)|Andrew Watt]] was enlisted to produce Pearl Jam's twelfth studio album. The band's first recording sessions for ''Dark Matter'' took place in February 2021 at Watt's home studio, which yielded the first two tracks, "Scared of Fear" and "React, Respond". |
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The majority of ''Dark Matter'' was recorded over three weeks in 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/pearl-jam-tease-new-album-dark-matter-single-out-tonight|title=Pearl Jam Tease New Album ''Dark Matter'', Single Out Tonight|last=Hudson|first=Alex|website=[[Exclaim!]]|date=February 13, 2024|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref> at [[Shangri-La (recording studio)|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".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pearl-jam-dark-matter-single-1234967253/|title=Pearl Jam Preview New Album With Electrifying Single ''Dark Matter''|last=Zemler|first=Emily|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=February 13, 2024|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref> On November 29, 2023, drummer [[Matt Cameron]] revealed that they finished a record with assistance from [[Andrew Watt (record producer)|Andrew Watt]] and that it was "mastered, mixed, ready to go" at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/pearl-jams-new-album-is-mastered-mixed-and-ready-to-go|title=Pearl Jam's New Album Is 'Mastered, Mixed' And 'Ready To Go'|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=November 29, 2023|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref> 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 (album)|Gigaton]]'', mostly thanks to the involvement from Watt, who was said to have "kicked [their] asses".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/mike-mccready-new-pearl-jam-album-lot-heavier-youd-expect|title=Mike McCready: New Pearl Jam album is "a lot heavier than you'd expect"|website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|date=January 5, 2024|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref> Later that month, on January 31, the band and Watt debuted ''Dark Matter'' in front of a group of fans at the [[Troubadour (West Hollywood, California)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2024/01/pearl-jam-new-album-playback/|title=Pearl Jam Unveil Upcoming Album At Daytime L.A. Playback|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=January 31, 2024|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref> |
The majority of ''Dark Matter'' was recorded over three weeks in 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/pearl-jam-tease-new-album-dark-matter-single-out-tonight|title=Pearl Jam Tease New Album ''Dark Matter'', Single Out Tonight|last=Hudson|first=Alex|website=[[Exclaim!]]|date=February 13, 2024|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref> at [[Shangri-La (recording studio)|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".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pearl-jam-dark-matter-single-1234967253/|title=Pearl Jam Preview New Album With Electrifying Single ''Dark Matter''|last=Zemler|first=Emily|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=February 13, 2024|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref> On November 29, 2023, drummer [[Matt Cameron]] revealed that they finished a record with assistance from [[Andrew Watt (record producer)|Andrew Watt]] and that it was "mastered, mixed, ready to go" at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/pearl-jams-new-album-is-mastered-mixed-and-ready-to-go|title=Pearl Jam's New Album Is 'Mastered, Mixed' And 'Ready To Go'|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=November 29, 2023|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref> 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 (album)|Gigaton]]'', mostly thanks to the involvement from Watt, who was said to have "kicked [their] asses".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/mike-mccready-new-pearl-jam-album-lot-heavier-youd-expect|title=Mike McCready: New Pearl Jam album is "a lot heavier than you'd expect"|website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|date=January 5, 2024|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref> Later that month, on January 31, the band and Watt debuted ''Dark Matter'' in front of a group of fans at the [[Troubadour (West Hollywood, California)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2024/01/pearl-jam-new-album-playback/|title=Pearl Jam Unveil Upcoming Album At Daytime L.A. Playback|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=January 31, 2024|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref> |
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The |
The album's packaging features [[light painting]] art by [https://alex-gnezdilov.com/ 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pearljam.com/news/new-album-dark-matter-out-april-19-2024/|title=New Album, Dark Matter, Out April 19, 2024|website=Pearl Jam|date=February 12, 2024|access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref> |
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On February 13, Pearl Jam announced the album alongside the release of the title track as a lead single.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/pearl-jam-dark-matter-single-new-album-1235606187/|title=Pearl Jam Unleashes "Dark Matter", Sets New Album|last=Brandle|first=Lars|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=February 13, 2024|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref> The single was ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'''s album of the week.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-16 |title=Pearl Jam's "Dark Matter" is Our Song of the Week |url=https://consequence.net/2024/02/pearl-jam-dark-matter-song-of-the-week/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |language=en-US}}</ref> |
On February 13, Pearl Jam announced the album alongside the release of the title track as a lead single.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/pearl-jam-dark-matter-single-new-album-1235606187/|title=Pearl Jam Unleashes "Dark Matter", Sets New Album|last=Brandle|first=Lars|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=February 13, 2024|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref> The single was ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'''s album of the week.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-16 |title=Pearl Jam's "Dark Matter" is Our Song of the Week |url=https://consequence.net/2024/02/pearl-jam-dark-matter-song-of-the-week/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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| rev4score = 5/5<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-pearl-jam-dark-matter-eddie-vedder-andrew-watt|title=Album review: Pearl Jam – ''Dark Matter''|magazine=[[Kerrang!]]|first=George|last=Garner|date=April 15, 2024|access-date=April 17, 2024}}</ref> |
| rev4score = 5/5<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-pearl-jam-dark-matter-eddie-vedder-andrew-watt|title=Album review: Pearl Jam – ''Dark Matter''|magazine=[[Kerrang!]]|first=George|last=Garner|date=April 15, 2024|access-date=April 17, 2024}}</ref> |
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| rev5 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' |
| rev5 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' |
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| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/new-music/pearl-jam-dark-matter-review/|title=Pearl Jam Dark Matter Review: Seattle |
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/new-music/pearl-jam-dark-matter-review/|title=Pearl Jam Dark Matter Review: Seattle giants' twelfth album hits like a triple espresso|magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|first=Keith|last=Cameron|date=April 18, 2024|access-date=April 18, 2024}}</ref> |
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| rev6 = ''[[NME]]'' |
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]'' |
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| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/pearl-jam-dark-matter-album-review-lyrics-tracklist-3618556 |title=Pearl Jam – ''Dark Matter'' review: some of their strongest work in recent memory|work=NME|first=Liberty|last=Dunworth|date=April 17, 2024|access-date=April 17, 2024}}</ref> |
| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/pearl-jam-dark-matter-album-review-lyrics-tracklist-3618556 |title=Pearl Jam – ''Dark Matter'' review: some of their strongest work in recent memory|work=NME|first=Liberty|last=Dunworth|date=April 17, 2024|access-date=April 17, 2024}}</ref> |
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| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'' |
| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'' |
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| rev7score = 6.4/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schonfeld |first=Zach |title=Pearl Jam: Dark Matter |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pearl-jam-dark-matter/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> |
| rev7score = 6.4/10<ref name="Schonfeld">{{Cite web |last=Schonfeld |first=Zach |title=Pearl Jam: Dark Matter |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pearl-jam-dark-matter/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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| rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' |
| rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' |
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| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/pearl-jam-dark-matter-review-1235005622|title=Pearl Jam Dig Deep and Find a New Light on ''Dark Matter''|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=John|last=Lonsdale|date=April 17, 2024|access-date=April 18, 2024}}</ref> |
| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/pearl-jam-dark-matter-review-1235005622|title=Pearl Jam Dig Deep and Find a New Light on ''Dark Matter''|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=John|last=Lonsdale|date=April 17, 2024|access-date=April 18, 2024}}</ref> |
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According to the review aggregator [[Metacritic]], ''Dark Matter'' received a [[weighted average]] score of 81 out of 100 from 17 critics. ''[[Ultimate Classic Rock]]'' said "With cutting lyrics and slicing riffs, Eddie Vedder and the band delivered their most satisfying album since the '90s."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gallucci |first=Michael |date=April 16, 2024 |title=Pearl Jam, ''Dark Matter'': Album Review |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/pearl-jam-dark-matter-album-review/ |access-date=April 17, 2024 |work=[[Ultimate Classic Rock]]}}</ref> ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'' called it "a fretful and ferocious record, lyrically much preoccupied with things having ended or appearing about to end, but musically much more blaze of glory than any kind of funeral pyre".<ref name="Uncut"/> |
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[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'s Zach Shonfeld offered measured praise of the album, stating that "''Dark Matter'' plays like another solid late-era Pearl Jam record, reliable but not revelatory" and highlighted "Wreckage" and "Upper Hand", the latter of which he said "ranks among the best Pearl Jam songs this century". Shonfeld described |
[[Pitchfork Media|''Pitchfork'']]'s Zach Shonfeld offered measured praise of the album, stating that "''Dark Matter'' plays like another solid late-era Pearl Jam record, reliable but not revelatory" and highlighted "Wreckage" and "Upper Hand", the latter of which he said "ranks among the best Pearl Jam songs this century". Shonfeld described "Waiting for Stevie" (which Vedder said in a [[Howard Stern]] interview had originated when he and Watt were idly waiting for [[Stevie Wonder]] to show up and record a harmonica part for Vedder's solo album [[Earthling (Eddie Vedder album)|''Earthling'']]) as a "meaty, anthemic rocker of the kind the band has largely shied away from this side of Y2K" that had "already become a favorite in the PJ fan community".<ref name="Schonfeld">{{Cite web |last=Schonfeld |first=Zach |title=Pearl Jam: Dark Matter |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pearl-jam-dark-matter/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==Commercial Performance== |
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As of July 2024 the album has earned over 102,000 equivalent album units in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clinch |first=Danny |title=Pearl Jam Earns Consecutive Mainstream Rock Airplay No. 1s for the First Time |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/pearl-jam-wreckage-mainstream-rock-airplay-number-one-1235725407/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==Tour== |
==Tour== |
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On February 13, 2024, Pearl Jam announced they would embark on a 2024 world tour in promotion of ''Dark Matter''. On April |
On February 13, 2024, Pearl Jam announced they would embark on a 2024 world tour in promotion of ''Dark Matter''. On April 16, 2024, Pearl Jam made a promotional visualization "experience" in select movie theaters featuring the album being played in the dark with the album being played again in a visualization sequence, for one night only.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pearl Jam - Dark Matter World Tour 2024 |url=https://pearljam.com/news/dark-matter-world-tour-2024 |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=pearljam.com}}</ref> |
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The 2024 world tour will unfold over four legs |
The 2024 world tour will unfold over four legs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pearl Jam - Upcoming Shows |url=https://pearljam.com/tour |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=pearljam.com}}</ref> |
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! colspan="5" | Leg 1 (North America) |
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| May 04 || rowspan="2" | [[Vancouver]] || rowspan="2" | [[Canada]] || rowspan="2" | [[Rogers Arena]] || rowspan="8" | [[Deep Sea Diver]] |
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| May 06 |
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| May 10 || [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] || rowspan="9" | [[United States]] || [[Moda Center]] |
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| May 13 || [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]] || [[Golden 1 Center]] |
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| May 16 || rowspan="2" | [[Las Vegas]] || rowspan="2" | [[MGM Grand Garden Arena]] |
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| May 18 |
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| May 21 || rowspan="2" | [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]] || rowspan="2" | [[Kia Forum]] |
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| May 22 |
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| May 25 || [[Napa, California|Napa]] || [[BottleRock Napa Valley]] || |
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| May 28 || rowspan="2" | [[Seattle]] || rowspan="2" | [[Climate Pledge Arena]] || rowspan="2" | Deep Sea Diver |
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! colspan="5" | Leg 2 (Europe & United Kingdom) |
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| June 22 || [[Dublin]] || [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] || [[Marlay Park]] || [[Richard Ashcroft]] |
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| June 25 || [[Manchester]] || rowspan="2" | [[United Kingdom]] || [[Co-op Live]] || [[The Murder Capital]] |
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| June 29 || [[London]] || [[Tottenham Hotspur Stadium]] || Richard Ashcroft |
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| July 02 || rowspan="2" | [[Berlin]] || rowspan="2" | [[Germany]] || rowspan="2" | [[Waldbühne]] || rowspan="4" | The Murder Capital |
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| July 06 || rowspan="2" | [[Barcelona]] || rowspan="3" | [[Spain]] || rowspan="2" | [[Palau Sant Jordi]] |
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| July 11 || [[Madrid]] || [[Mad Cool]] || rowspan="2" | |
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| July 13 || [[Lisbon]] || [[Portugal]] || [[NOS Alive]] |
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! colspan="5" | Leg 3 (United States) |
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| August 22 || [[Missoula, Montana|Missoula]] || rowspan="13" | United States || [[Washington–Grizzly Stadium|Washington-Grizzly Stadium]] || rowspan="11" | [[Glen Hansard]] |
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| August 26 || [[Noblesville, Indiana|Noblesville]] || [[Ruoff Music Center]] |
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| August 29 || rowspan="2" | [[Chicago]] || rowspan="2" | [[Wrigley Field]] |
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| August 31 |
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| September 03 || rowspan="2" | [[New York City]] || rowspan="2" | [[Madison Square Garden]] |
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| September 04 |
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| September 07 || rowspan="2" | [[Philadelphia]] || rowspan="2" | [[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|Wells Fargo Center]] |
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| September 09 |
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| September 12 || [[Baltimore]] || [[CFG Bank Arena]] |
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| September 15 || rowspan="2" | [[Boston]] || rowspan="2" | [[Fenway Park]] |
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| September 17 |
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| September 27 || rowspan="2" | [[Dana Point, California|Dana Point]] || rowspan="2" | [[Ohana Festival]] || rowspan="2" | |
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| September 29 |
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! colspan="5" | Leg 4 (Oceania) |
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| November 08 || rowspan="2" | [[Auckland]] || rowspan="2" | [[New Zealand]] || rowspan="2" | [[Mount Smart Stadium|Go Media Stadium]] || rowspan="7" | [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]] |
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| November 10 |
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| November 13 || [[Carrara, Queensland|Carrara]] || rowspan="5" | [[Australia]]|| [[Carrara Stadium|People First Stadium]] |
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| November 16 || rowspan="2" | [[Docklands, Victoria|Docklands]] || rowspan="2" | [[Marvel Stadium]] |
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| November 18 |
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| November 21 || rowspan="2" | [[Sydney Olympic Park]] || rowspan="2" | [[Engie Stadium]] |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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| title6 = Upper Hand |
| title6 = Upper Hand |
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| length6 = 5:57 |
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| title7 = Waiting |
| title7 = Waiting for Stevie |
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| length7 = 5:41 |
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| title8 = Running |
| title8 = Running |
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| title9 = Something Special |
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| length9 = 4:06 |
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| title10 = Got |
| title10 = Got to Give |
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| length10 = 4:37 |
| length10 = 4:37 |
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| title11 = Setting Sun |
| title11 = Setting Sun |
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* [[Mike McCready]] – guitar, piano |
* [[Mike McCready]] – guitar, piano |
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* [[Stone Gossard]] – guitar |
* [[Stone Gossard]] – guitar |
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* [[Jeff Ament]] – bass guitar, guitar, [[baritone guitar]] |
* [[Jeff Ament]] – bass guitar, guitar, [[baritone guitar]], backing vocals <small>(on "Running")</small> |
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* [[Matt Cameron]] – drums, percussion |
* [[Matt Cameron]] – drums, percussion |
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'''Additional musicians''' |
'''Additional musicians''' |
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* [[Andrew Watt (record producer)|Andrew Watt]] – guitar, piano, keyboards |
* [[Andrew Watt (record producer)|Andrew Watt]] – guitar, piano, keyboards, backing vocals <small>(on "Running")</small> |
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* [[Josh Klinghoffer]] – piano, keyboards, guitar |
* [[Josh Klinghoffer]] – piano, keyboards, guitar |
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* Mark Davis – backing vocals <small>(on "Running")</small> |
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'''Production personnel''' |
'''Production personnel''' |
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* Marc VanGool – guitar technician, studio assistance |
* Marc VanGool – guitar technician, studio assistance |
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* Andrew Watt – producer |
* Andrew Watt – producer |
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* Gregg White – engineering |
* Gregg White – engineering assistance |
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==Charts== |
==Charts== |
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2024-04-29|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=April 29, 2024|access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref> |
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2024-04-29|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=April 29, 2024|access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref> |
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Released | April 19, 2024 | |||
Recorded | 2021; 2023 | |||
Studio | Shangri-La, Malibu, California | |||
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Length | 48:21 | |||
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Producer | Andrew Watt | |||
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Singles from Dark Matter | ||||
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Dark Matter is the twelfth studio album by American rock band Pearl Jam, released on April 19, 2024, through Monkeywrench Records and Republic Records. Produced by Andrew Watt, the album was preceded by the singles "Dark Matter", "Running" and "Wreckage".
Recorded at Shangri-La in Malibu, California and Watt's home studio, the album is the first to feature contributions from touring and session member Josh Klinghoffer, who joined the band on its 2022–2023 Gigaton Tour. The album marked a return to the band working together as a five-piece in a fast-paced studio environment; in contrast to their previous studio album, Gigaton (2020), which was recorded over several years and individual sessions.
The album was released to widespread critical acclaim, and will be accompanied by a world tour.
Background and recording
After successfully working together on frontman Eddie Vedder's 2022 studio album, Earthling, record producer Andrew Watt was enlisted to produce Pearl Jam's twelfth studio album. The band's first recording sessions for Dark Matter took place in February 2021 at Watt's home studio, which yielded the first two tracks, "Scared of Fear" and "React, Respond".
The majority of Dark Matter was recorded over three weeks in 2023[2] 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".[3] 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.[4] 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".[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
On February 13, Pearl Jam announced the album alongside the release of the title track as a lead single.[8] The single was Consequence of Sound's album of the week.[9]
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.7/10[10] |
Metacritic | 81/100[11] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Classic Rock | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Independent | 9/10[13] |
Kerrang! | 5/5[14] |
Mojo | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 6.4/10[17] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin | A−[19] |
Uncut | 8/10[20] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Dark Matter received a weighted average score of 81 out of 100 from 17 critics. Ultimate Classic Rock said "With cutting lyrics and slicing riffs, Eddie Vedder and the band delivered their most satisfying album since the '90s."[21] Uncut called it "a fretful and ferocious record, lyrically much preoccupied with things having ended or appearing about to end, but musically much more blaze of glory than any kind of funeral pyre".[20]
Pitchfork's Zach Shonfeld offered measured praise of the album, stating that "Dark Matter plays like another solid late-era Pearl Jam record, reliable but not revelatory" and highlighted "Wreckage" and "Upper Hand", the latter of which he said "ranks among the best Pearl Jam songs this century". Shonfeld described "Waiting for Stevie" (which Vedder said in a Howard Stern interview had originated when he and Watt were idly waiting for Stevie Wonder to show up and record a harmonica part for Vedder's solo album Earthling) as a "meaty, anthemic rocker of the kind the band has largely shied away from this side of Y2K" that had "already become a favorite in the PJ fan community".[17]
Commercial Performance
As of July 2024 the album has earned over 102,000 equivalent album units in the United States.[22]
Tour
On February 13, 2024, Pearl Jam announced they would embark on a 2024 world tour in promotion of Dark Matter. On April 16, 2024, Pearl Jam made a promotional visualization "experience" in select movie theaters featuring the album being played in the dark with the album being played again in a visualization sequence, for one night only.[23]
The 2024 world tour will unfold over four legs.[24]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Eddie Vedder; all music is composed by Pearl Jam and Andrew Watt, except "Something Special" by Pearl Jam, Watt and Josh Klinghoffer.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Scared of Fear" | 4:25 |
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" | 5:45 |
Total length: | 48:21 |
Personnel
Pearl Jam
- Eddie Vedder – lead and backing vocals, guitar, piano
- Mike McCready – guitar, piano
- Stone Gossard – guitar
- Jeff Ament – bass guitar, guitar, baritone guitar, backing vocals (on "Running")
- Matt Cameron – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Andrew Watt – guitar, piano, keyboards, backing vocals (on "Running")
- Josh Klinghoffer – piano, keyboards, guitar
- Mark Davis – backing vocals (on "Running")
Production personnel
- Bryce Bordone – mix engineering, mixing assistance
- John Burton – additional engineering
- Matt Colton – mastering
- Chelsea Fodero – production coordination
- Serban Ghenea – mixing
- Paul LaMalfa – engineering
- Marco Sonzini – engineering
- Tommy Turner – engineering assistance
- Marc VanGool – guitar technician, studio assistance
- Andrew Watt – producer
- Gregg White – engineering assistance
Charts
Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[25] | 2 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[26] | 2 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[27] | 2 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[28] | 3 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[29] | 9 |
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[30] | 2 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[31] | 17 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[32] | 2 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[33] | 13 |
French Albums (SNEP)[34] | 13 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[35] | 2 |
Greek Albums (IFPI)[36] | 24 |
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)[37] | 16 |
Icelandic Albums (Plötutíðindi)[38] | 7 |
Irish Albums (OCC)[39] | 2 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[40] | 3 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[41] | 29 |
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[42] | 25 |
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[43] | 27 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[44] | 3 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[45] | 4 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[46] | 2 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[47] | 2 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[48] | 3 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[49] | 21 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[50] | 2 |
UK Albums (OCC)[51] | 2 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[52] | 1 |
US Billboard 200[53] | 5 |
US Top Rock & Alternative Albums (Billboard)[54] | 1 |
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[55] | 1 |
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[56] | 1 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[57] | 1 |
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