Pearl Jam’s new album is "getting close to the finish line" according to guitarist Stone Gossard.
They are working with producer Andrew Watt, who Gossard says is the “most hardcore Pearl Jam fan you’ll ever meet. He can play all of our songs, and all of Soundgarden’s songs back at us — better than we can play them…
“It’s been such a joy to make a record with him. He’s energizing us...
“The energy [Watt]’s looking for… he’s a fan club member, he’s seen the band 50 times. But he is also a top flight pop producer.”
Watt produced Eddie Vedder's last album, 2022's Earthling, along with recent albums from Ozzy Osbourne, Elton John and Iggy Pop.
Pearl Jam's last album was 2020's Gigaton.