NEWS: Pearl Jam & Eddie Vedder Announce New Album Plans

Legendary Seattle rockers Pearl Jam are set to begin work on their 10th studio album.

According to bassist Jeff Ament, the band currently has 25 demos they’ve been working on for the new record. He says, "April will be the time where we get together and learn to play all these demos and figure out which 12 to 15 of them float to the top. Hopefully we can get something done this year. There's been so much focus on the past that I think all of us are really excited to make a new record".

Frontman Eddie Vedder has also announced plans for his second solo album entitled Ukulele Songs. The long-rumored follow up to Vedders first album, 2007's critically acclaimed, Into The Wild will be accompanied by a live solo DVD titled Water On The Road. Ukulele Songs is a collection of original tunes and covers performed by Vedder, with the some help from the likes of Cat Power and Glen Hansard (The Frames, One).

The first single from the album, 'Longing to Belong', is out now.