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Dark Matter
Rock · 2024

Dark Matter

Pearl Jam

A high-voltage return to form defined by driving percussion and searing guitar leads. It captures the urgent, muscular energy of a band playing live in a single room.

February 13, 2024 · Minos-EMI

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Dark Matter sounds like a band rediscovered its own pulse. It is a sharp, lean, and incredibly muscular piece of rock music that avoids the mid-tempo drift of later-career legacy acts. The production by Andrew Watt brings a modern, punchy clarity to the mix, ensuring that Matt Cameron's drums hit with a physical force while Mike McCready's lead guitar work feels more unhinged and spontaneous than it has in years. It is an album that demands to be played loud, vibrating with a nervous but focused energy.

Moments Worth Listening For
The explosive entry of the drums following the initial atmospheric guitar feedback that sets a high-voltage pace.
The bridge where the rhythm section locks into a tight, repetitive groove before the solo breaks wide open.
Mike McCready’s blistering guitar solo that feels like it is barely staying on the rails during the final third.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Dark Matter sound next to the rest of Pearl Jam's catalogue?

Studio Polished+3.5σ

The production is built around studio polished than this artist usually allows.

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