ninth studio album american alternative rock band released september started writing instrumental demo tracks got work album recorded february april producer worked album debut self titled record production credit yield material recorded los_angeles california brien atlanta georgia music album shortest band career features sound influenced pop new wave lyrics optimistic look ones infused predecessors frontman attributed election barack_obama band released album label worldwide distribution licensing agreement physical copies record sold target north_america promotion included deal world tour moderately successful singles got breathe reviews positive praising sound composition album chart billboard code topping charts canada australia new_zealand background recording tour ended band members began recording demo material staying occasional contact mail guitarist revealed time tested ideas guitarist drummer separate sessions band invited record love reign reign soundtrack opted long time collaborator brien produce cover experience brien decided good time work studio album ninth album mark brien production credit yield band allowed brien greater latitude determining sound point think willing let somebody cut songs little bit says lead vocalist past great song think different key heard bruce listened suggestions think bassist said brings brutally honest approach thinks working isn moves things don weighted ideas maybe aren good people outside band trust music looking forward making record band begun working album making demos seattle washington recording sessions los_angeles california brien usually works said time record rehearsed instead going studio handful ideas band ideas worked given instrumental beds later summer additional demos tape december following trip home montana singer later proceeded rough vocals tracks brought material band members work february went week session time band spent considerable time recording outside seattle code said got started getting cohesive took momentum los_angeles great idea seattle got comfort zone talked past years kind haven trusted judgment april band went week session finish album brien mixing facility atlanta georgia album took total thirty days studio finished brien stated record cut days album title chosen nostalgia historical key went use 1950s reference looking life known use writing lyrics letters said means actually kind look mistake said retrospective moods record looking past future album title turtle sponsored great turtle race music lyrics said sum kind tight rock roll record kind pop maybe new wave elements quick record like element like songs way pulled play good stephen thomas allmusic said prior wouldn couldn music assured casual yes fun stated new record feels good far strong uptempo stuff sink teeth added band live performances inspired album sound electricity room difficult listening songs reason kept arrangements lean singer cited reference creating shorter faster songs said records terms engaging roots band works plenty ballads shifts jeff matt relating think record got chance sound significantly different said couple great things brought real departures wave caught soundtrack wild taken different places lyrically displays positive outlook band albums credited election president barack_obama inspiration optimistic lyrics lyrics said tried years hopeful lyrics think going easier stated couple political pointed records particular away great allows need everybody comes beat melody friends lyric poem important stated spend half hour writing lyrics song gon happen quick don wanna means gon happen quick gon hit like lightning bolt called gon friend drug song elaborated song going friend stay drugs stated got drug dealer added drug dealer selling actually great rock song described homage lyrics inspired album covers bathroom wall band rehearsal space noticed album cover johnny guitar watson album hell imagined man attracted women cover wonders woman watson instead described breathe close love song gotten said subject song times people lives moment breathe minute said known concerns human love music according speed sound song taken perspective man sitting bar left added song sad confident played band said force nature strength person relationship withstand faults end described love song packaging artwork album handled editorial cartoonist goes pen spent months working artwork publishers alternative suspended syndicated cartoons entire chain lost client papers cities including los_angeles minneapolis new_york_city seattle prompting friend post open letter pearl jam website support cartoonist referred artwork dreams memories referred artwork album cover art features images created revealed contest band official website images hidden websites contest asked internet users search websites containing images images placed grid pearl jam website finding images users rewarded demo version song speed sound cover spine limited edition sleeve version keys glow dark release promotion sign record deal records band released album label conjunction united_states internationally reached deal target exclusive big box store retailer album united_states album saw release band official website independent record stores online retailers itunes purchase compact disc itunes version album access virtual vault features concerts span chosen download free itunes edition released itunes tying release album entire album available downloadable content rock band series video games deal songs album available promoted album tours north_america oceania october band headlined appearance took place amidst fourteen date north american leg tour afterward band continued tour oceania november appeared australia performance perth adelaide melbourne sydney brisbane concert performances followed new_zealand date returned united_states final american leg european leg june singles lead single backed album available band official website entered billboard hot number reached number alternative rock tracks charts music video footage video directed commercial target advertising features song nominated 52nd grammy awards band released double single got breathe month waves following summer reception critical response received mainly positive reviews music critics band best reviewed studio album 2000s according metacritic received score based reviews professional critics allmusic staff writer stephen_thomas_erlewine gave album half stars saying sounds enjoy band noise ann powers los_angeles_times gave album stars describing emotional ballads adding barely half hour toned praising playing hard driving playful vocals rolling_stone staff writer gave stars saying contains shortest tunes heart fire vocals main attraction added bush years aren mood brooding long surf guardian gave album stars review stated seattle quartet rarely sounded simpson observed record mature men perspective reflection finding space guitar motifs solos added ninth album best lot los_angeles_times writer gave stars called music accessible sacrificing aggressive popmatters gave album rating wrote finally discovered sound stronger gave album stars said album largely characterised new wave influenced rock time year career actually sound fun honestly spin gave album stars said time years seizing moment time reviewer said songs built hooks covered guitar trimmed bit melody added revolutionary provides adrenaline shouldn entertainment weekly gave album saying sort rock roll belongs bar cracked leather grows tracks like life metaphor anthem waves old feel new good new_york_times said refuses maturity slowing added fewer outside targets rail risks turning music doesn align satisfaction love pitchfork media said album suggest tossed minutes greater concern regard rest world muster added long extinguished content things book accolades 53rd grammy awards nominated grammy award best rock album losing muse resistance year end lists included album best releases allmusic listed billboard ranked eighth albums rolling_stone 11th list popmatters 31st 35th spot sales album debuted number billboard copies sold week release independent release billboard year album reach number united_states code debuted number copies vinyl highest week total billboard dated logged 32nd week chart making album longest charting album yield certified gold riaa january sold copies july according soundscan topped charts canada certified platinum australia going platinum new_zealand certified gold track listing lyrics written music composed noted canadian itunes bonus track bonus track itunes edition features video live performance short documentary making album personnel
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