411 Mania — Pearl Jam's 10th studio album sees the band writing music that feels purpose built for their next multi-national arena tour. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Paul McCartney's NewPearl Jam's Lightning Bolt, and The Avett Brothers: Magpie and the Dandelion are the big new releases this week. The albums that have already impressed me include Barton Carroll's Avery County, I'm Bound to You, Diane Birch's... more info

DrownedInSound — Not classic Pearl Jam by any stretch - let’s not get carried away here - but enough to kindle at least a little optimism for whatever comes next. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Consequence of Sound — Minds its manners a bit too well to be a PJ classic. more info

Consequence of Sound — From 2000's Binaural to their latest Lightning Bolt! more info

KEXP Seattle — When you’re a band as big as Pearl Jam, do you really need to do interviews? Nah, probably not. What if you’ve got a new album titled Lightning Bolt, due out October 14th on their own label Monkeywrench? Well, okay, fine then. As a band that has ... more info

USA Today Music — Hear 12 new songs from the band, now at iTunes. more info

Chorus.fm — You can stream *Pearl Jam (http://www.pearljam.com)*'s new album, Lightning Bolt, on iTunes (http://itunes.com/pearljam). more info

Consequence of Sound — Hear the band's "harder-edged" tenth album one week early. more info

DrownedInSound — Carrie Brownstein from Sleater-Kinney / Portlandia, sits down with Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard and Matt Cameron to discuss recording, song-writing and their forthcoming tenth studio album Lightning Bolt. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com ... more info