New Reviews: Pearl Jam, Sean Kingston, Girls and Mika
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 Seattle quintet pumped out their leanest, shortest and punkiest LP yet, with 11 tightly wound songs needing [...]
411 Mania — Pioneers of grunge Pearl Jam are back and have set out to make a record that sounds like nothing they've done before, but how does it stack up in terms of the band's lega... 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 ... more info
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 wi... more info