Pearl Jam Working ‘Quickly’ and ‘Spontaneously’ on New Album
Pearl Jam are toiling away on work for their 12th studio album, and according to guitarist Stone Gossard, the guys have “demos for days.” In a new interview with 101 WRIF,…

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 17: Stone Gossard speaks onstage at The 2020 NAMM Show on January 17, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for NAMM)
Pearl Jam are toiling away on work for their 12th studio album, and according to guitarist Stone Gossard, the guys have "demos for days." In a new interview with 101 WRIF, Gossard discussed the new tunes.
“Everybody writes in the band, so now it’s really just trying to figure out what’s something different for us and what’s something exciting.” Gossard says the new tunes probably won't drop until 2024.
“The plan is that we're gonna do some more recording, and we’re gonna try to finish a record here pretty soon. There’s songs that are getting close to being done and there’s a bunch that aren’t,” he said. “I think we’ve got a good start on another record that will be hopefully good. I bet it's gonna be 2024 before the record comes out, is my guess – but we’re working on it.”
Gossard said Pearl Jam's goal with the new music was to make "looser" music.
“What is another process? How is it that we can do something new? What’s the next step?” Gossard said. “We’re talking about trying different formations of how to generate song ideas, particularly ones that move us in a cool direction or in a direction that makes people go, ‘Ah!'”
Switching gears, Gossard also opened up about the late, great Chris Cornell.
"The more you listen to Chris and dig into what he did when he was here- I'm just more and more impressed by him and in awe of his natural talent," he said. "We made that Temple of the Dog record, and we rehearsed four times. He showed us the songs. We kind of knew how to play them. We went in there with him and Matt Cameron - who is just unbelievable - and they just showed us how to make a record in five days. I listen to that record, and I don't remember playing half of it, and it's probably one of the best records I've ever been involved with, and it was instantaneous because those guys were so pro. He was so generous to give us an opportunity to make that record."
Pearl Jam: Top 50 Songs Ranked
It's always the perfect time to go through the Pearl Jam catalog and choose our favorite songs.
We’re pulling from albums, EPs, Christmas singles, B-sides and even alternate versions (since they’ve remixed every song on Ten, we specified what our favorite versions were.)
Of course, with a catalog like theirs, there are still tons of songs that we’ve missed. We’re sure you’ll let us know what we got wrong.
50. “I Got ID” from ‘Merkin Ball’ (1995)

49. “Indifference” from ‘Vs.’ (1993)

48. “Deep” from ‘Ten - Redux’ (1991/2009)

47. “Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town” from ‘Vs.’ (1993)

46. “Do The Evolution” from ‘Yield’ (1998)

45. “Oceans (remix)” from ‘Even Flow’ single (1991)

44. “Smile” from ‘No Code’ (1996)

43. “Sonic Reducer” Christmas single (1992)

42. “Red Mosquito” from ‘No Code’ (1996)

41. “Release” from ‘Ten’ (1991)

40. “Spin The Black Circle” from ‘Vitalogy’ (1994)

39. “Garden” from ‘Ten - Redux’ (1991/2009)

38. “Last Kiss” Christmas single (1998)

37. “Yellow Ledbetter” B-side (1991)

36. “W.M.A.” from ‘Vs.’ (1993)

35. “Amongst The Waves” from ‘Backspacer’ (2009)

34. “Come Back” from ‘Pearl Jam’ (2006)

33. “Severed Hand” from ‘Pearl Jam’ (2006)

32. “The Fixer” from ‘Backspacer’ (2009)

31. “Man Of The Hour” from ‘Big Fish’ (2003)

30. “Superblood Wolfmoon” from ‘Gigaton’ (2020)

29. “Wash” B-side (1991)

28. “Present Tense” from ‘No Code’ (1996)

27. “Sirens” from ‘Lightning Bolt’ (2013)

26. “I Am Mine” from ‘Riot Act’ (2002)

25. “Jeremy” from ‘Ten - Redux’ (1991/2009)

24. “Long Road” from ‘Merkin Ball’ (1995)

23. “Just Breathe” from ‘Backspacer’ (2009)

22. “Thin Air” from ‘Binaural’ (2000)

21. “Nothing As It Seems” from ‘Binaural’ (2000)

20. “Rats” from ‘Vs.’ (1993)

19. “Love Boat Captain” from ‘Riot Act’ (2002)

18. “Crazy Mary” from ‘Sweet Relief’ (1993)

17. “Dance Of The Clairvoyants” from ‘Gigaton’ (2020)

16. “Why Go” from ‘Ten - Redux’ (1991/2009)

15. “Footsteps” B-side (1992)

14. “Porch” from ‘Ten - Redux’ (1991/2009)

13. “State Of Love And Trust” from ‘Ten - Redux’ (1991/2009)

12. “Black” from ‘Ten’ (1991)

11. “Wishlist” from ‘Yield’ (1998)

10. “Daughter” from ‘Vs.’ (1993)

9. “Once” from ‘Ten’ (1991)

8. “Given To Fly” from ‘Yield’ (1998)

7. “Not For You” from ‘Vitalogy’ (1994)

6. “Animal” from ‘Vs.’ (1993)

5. “Alive” from ‘Ten’ (1991)

4. “Better Man” from ‘Vitalogy’ (1994)

3. “Even Flow” from ‘Ten - Redux’ (1991/2009)

2. “Rearviewmirror” from ‘Vs.’ (1993)

1. “Corduroy” from ‘Vitalogy’ (1994)
