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What to Download: New Music Today

Tuesdays are big in entertainmentville: not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores.

Tuesdays are big in entertainmentville: not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores. So I take a spin through each week's music releases and pick out some albums and tracks worthy of a download.

Still rockin': I was surprised when I heard that Pearl Jam was releasing an album exclusively through Target this past Sunday — huh?! — but Backspacer is a solid, mature showing from the heralded band. The songs are full of introspective lyrics, like an older and wiser Eddie Vedder reflecting back on his life, but most of the tracks are fast-paced with a tinge of punk sound. While a bit of head-banging is fun, I've always preferred Pearl Jam's ballads like "Black" over their heavier stuff, so I'll be downloading "Just Breathe" and "The End."

Still waters run deep: Yesterday, we got word that indie artists Sea Wolf made it onto the New Moon soundtrack; now comes their sophomore full-length effort White Water, White Bloom, a mellow album of romanticism. (Perfect for Edward and Bella, no?) Every track has gorgeous storytelling imagery, as singer-songwriter Alex Brown Church constantly weaves in water themes (as his album title and band name hint). The result is something dreamy and lush to listen to on a lazy, sunny day. My favorite tracks: "Wicked Blood," "Dew in the Grass," and "The Orchard."

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Pearl Jam Fans: Do You Like the New Songs?

Pearl Jam's next album, Backspacer, will be released on Sept.

Pearl Jam's next album, Backspacer, will be released on Sept. 20 and we've already gotten a little taste of what to expect. I've heard "The Fixer" on the radio all the time recently, and earlier this week a b-side track to "The Fixer," titled "Supersonic," came online (check it out below).

As a Pearl Jam fan (I get to see the band this weekend at Outside Lands!), I'm mostly digging the new stuff, though it's also sort of just frantic. I'll be very interested to see what else the band has in store for us when Backspacer comes out.

What do you think of Pearl Jam's latest stuff?

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Buzz News Roundup, 7/2

According to Variety, Josh Hartnett will be starring in a London stage production of the movie Rain Man, taking on the role originally played by Tom Cruise.

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More Misheard Lyrics: Pearl Jam's Even Flow

Trying to decipher Pearl Jam lyrics is like reading tea leaves: you just kind of have to make sh*t up.

Trying to decipher Pearl Jam lyrics is like reading tea leaves: you just kind of have to make sh*t up. I love the "Misheard Lyrics" guy who has done this with almost all of their songs, including Yellow Ledbetter. You gotta wonder, do they even know what they're singing? (And I don't even wanna know what "Even Flow" is referring to--but I am a girl, after all, and I have my ideas.)

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More Misheard Lyrics

From their name, Pearl Jam (?!) to their lyrics, nothin' makes sense.

From their name, Pearl Jam (?!) to their lyrics, nothin' makes sense. Until now.

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