L.A. Times - Entertainment — No midlife crisis for Eddie Vedder and company -- this album makes it clear they know who they are, and they like it. No midlife crisis for Eddie Vedder and co... more info

NME — Listen to the album exclusively on NME.COM more info

MTV.com News — Band's new album isn't just named after a vintage typewriter key.By Kyle Anderson Pearl Jam's Mike McCready Photo: MTV News When Pearl Jam released their most recent album in 2006, they left it self-titled, as if to suggest that they were ... more info

Undercover, Australia — The entire Pearl Jam album `Backspacer` will be playable in Rock Band after its US release next week. more info

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Undercover, Australia — Pearl Jam`s upcoming Australian tour won`t be for just the Aussies. A tour company in the United States is offering an eight-day trip to Australia with VIP tickets to see Pearl Jam. more info

Undercover, Australia — Episode 5 of Pearl Jam Tour TV is live with this weeks episode focusing on the new album `Backspacer`. more info

411 Mania — Pop Quiz. “Sock is to Foot as Glove is to…?” In this edition of The Savage Animal, 411’s Mikey MiGo provides his own analogies pertaining to the current world of music. He compares Guitar Hero to Ringtones, Lady G... more info

Radio Exile — On their 9th studio album, Pearl Jam complete the arc their career shifted toward back on 2000’s Binaural. If that album was the dusk to their youth, then Backspacer is the new sun most bands never see. Backspacer kicks off with the raucus “Gon... more info

Rolling Stone — Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3 was due 9/11 but dropped a few days early due to a leak, and Pearl Jam are sticking to their September 20th due date for Backspacer. The good news about these two huge fall albums? Your Rolling Stone reviews are in. Read ‘... more info