As The AV Club notes, in years past, a new Pearl Jam record meant waiting in line for a midnight release at your favorite indie record store. In 2013? Not so much. Unfortunately, the technology of convenience has stolen some of the more fun and fetishized moments of record collection, as the band has already allowed their newest album, Lightning Bolt (due out on October 15), to stream online in full.
So, rather than hearing the record for the first time on your way home from the store (via CD) or once you got home and slapped the wax on your vinyl player, you can just go to iTunes and stream the whole thing right now. It’s a drag, but hey, we’re in the future now, with underwater bubble cities, flying cars, and online streaming.
Stream Lightning Bolt here, and check out Pearl Jam’s tour dates below.
10.11.2013 Pittsburgh
10.12.2013 Buffalo, NY
10.15.2013 Worcester, MA
10.16.2013 Worcester, MA
10.18.2013 Brooklyn, NY
10.19.2013 Brooklyn, NY
10.21.2013 Philadelphia, PA
10.22.2013 Philadelphia, PA
10.25.2013 Hartford, CT
10.27.2013 Baltimore, MD
10.29.2013 Charlottesville, VA
10.30.2013 Charlotte, NC
11.01.2013 New Orleans, LA
11.15.2013 Dallas, TX
11.16.2013 Oklahoma City, OK
11.19.2013 Phoenix, AZ
11.21.2013 San Diego, CA
11.23.2013 Los Angeles, CA
11.24.2013 Los Angeles, CA
11.26.2013 Oakland, CA
11.29.2013 Portland, OR
11.30.2013 Spokane, WA
12.02.2013 Calgary, ALB
12.04.2013 Vancouver, BC
12.06.2013 Seattle, WA
What do you think of Lightning Bolt?