Oh My God the New Pearljam Record is so Awesome
Seriously, it is kicking our ass. They haven't sounded this fresh since, well, the last record, but this new one is out for blood. They sound angry, which is something that hasn't been heard since Vitology. Lots of loud, fast, pissed-off songs that reverberate with a new urgency. Apparently, being freed from a major label has given them a new sense of purpose, and they're out to carve a new stake in the musical landscape. Hopefully it will keep sounding this fresh.