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Pearl Jam: Dark Matter review – the faithful will rejoice
With superproducer Andrew Watt working his magic, the Seattle grunge veterans sound on point and full of energy in their 35th anniversary year
Discussions about Pearl Jam ’s 12th record should dwell on the extraordinary longevity of this grunge-era band, who arrive in their 35th year largely intact and on the right side of history – pro-environment, pro-voting. In contrast to Pearl Jam works assembled more lugubriously – Gigaton(2020) – you can really hear the guys-in-a-room energy percolating through faster songs such as Running. But there is nothing amiss with the title track, a pile-driving swirl complete with headphone Doppler effect that doesn’t need a 90s revival to sound on point.
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