“Backspacer” was released on Sept. 20. The album cover was created by editorial cartoonist Dan Perkins, who illustrates under the alias Tom Tomorrow. (Photo Courtesy of Universal Music Group)

With the grunge era come and gone and Eddie Vedder’s ideal presidential candidate in office, some may be weary of the latest Pearl Jam release “Backspacer,” but with Pearl Jam, what you see is what you get; great rock music to chill or party to.

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