Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard Says They’re “Trying Not To Recreate Backspacer”

April 27, 2012 10:18 AM

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Over twenty years since their inception, Seattle-formed band Pearl Jam has released nine albums and are currently working on their tenth. Fans have been waiting patiently for the new album and in an interview, guitarist Stone Gossard gave a little hint to what the new sound would be like.

The Pearl Jam guitarist said that the band’s newest endeavors are a definite move away from 2009′s Backspacer.

“We’re always picking away at this new record,” Gossard said. “We’re plugging along, and it’s taking shape. It’s pretty exciting. Trying not to recreate Backspacer is one of the things we want to do. We want to make sure we’re not just locking ourselves in. We want to keep expanding our horizons. We’re still writing, and what it’s going to be is still up in the air.”

The band recently rescheduled a fifteen city, twenty-two show tour after frontman Eddie Vedder announced that he was temporary nerve damage in his right arm that was prompted from a back injury earlier this year.

Below are the new dates:

10-31 – Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl

11-1 – Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl

11-4 – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theater

11-6 – Albuquerque, NM – Kiva Auditorium

11-7 – El Paso, TX – Plaza Theater

11-18 – Tulsa, OK – Brady Theater

11-19 – Tulsa, OK – Brady Theater

11-12 – Houston, TX – Jones Hall for the Performing Arts

11-13 – Houston, TX – Jones Hall for the Performing Arts

11-16 – San Antonio, TX Lila Cockrell Theatre

11-9 – Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall

11-11 – Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall

11-15 – Dallas, TX – The Music Hall at Fair Park

11-21 – Memphis, TN – Orpheum Theater

11-25 – Jacksonville, FL – Moran Theater

11-24 – Jacksonville, FL – Moran Theater

12-3 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall

12-4 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall

11-30 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Broward Center for the Performing Arts

12-1 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Broward Center for the Performing Arts

11-27 – Orlando, FL – Bob Carr Performing Arts Center

11-28 – Orlando, FL – Bob Carr Performing Arts Center

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