411 Mania — Pearl Jam headed to the top... more info

Allmusic Blog — Pearl Jam is likely to earn the top spot on the Billboard 200 with Backspacer, which will make it the group’s first number one album in 13 years, when No Code topped the chart. However, Backspacer’s estimated sales of 175,000 to 200,000 copies ar... more info

Rolling Stone — Pearl Jam’s ninth studio album, Backspacer, is on pace to become the band’s first Number One album on Billboard’s Top 200 chart since 1996’s No Code. According to Billboard.biz, Backspacer is expected sell in the 175,000-200,000 range, enough... more info

All About Jazz — Photo by Karen Loria (Pearl Jam)... more info

Stereogum — Brooklyn quartet Bear In Heaven's second full-length Beast Rest Forth Mouth is out 10/13 on Hometapes. Before that, the collection's first single "Wholehearted Mess" shows up on a 12" EP with three remixes. In this week's Drop, we asked Bear fou... more info

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Rolling Stone — Riding on the backs of classic rock riffs and pile-driving guitar solos, Pearl Jam’s ninth studio album Backspacer leads this week’s charge of New Reviews. Working with producer Brendan O’Brien for the first time since 1998’s Yield, the Seatt... more info

A Walking Disast3r — METRIC ANNOUNCES BRAND-NEW NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES IN SUPPORT OF SMASH HIT FANTASIES BAND MAKES HISTORY BY SCORING THEIR FIRST TOP 20 RADIO HIT WITHOUT A LABEL Riding the wave of success of their latest album Fantasies, METRIC announces that they w... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Everybody needs to step back, take a break and lighten up sometimes -- even Pearl Jam. more info

Stereogum — Whether you're a fan of Pearl Jam's latest, Backspacer , is immaterial; if you're seeing the band, you're likely to get swept into the guaranteed three-hour communal freakout that is a rite of attendance. These are fans that battle the band for d... more info