Trump, his righteous anger spilling outside the confines of 'Quick Escape' and 'Never Destination' and running through the album as a whole, providing a simmer even at its quietest moments. Eddie Vedder repeatedly and explicitly wrangles with Donald J. There's little subtlety in this regard: the title refers to the amount of ice lost at the arctic poles, the album's cover depicts a melting glacier, and the lyrics are lousy with apocalyptic imagery, not all of it derived from the climate. Weather is a galvanizing concern on Gigaton, with Pearl Jam structuring their 11th album around the looming climate change crisis.

Maybe it's the times, maybe it's the choice to switch producers - the group swapped their longtime collaborator Brendan O'Brien for Josh Evans, who co-produced the album with the band - but Gigaton hits with the strength of a full-force gale. Urgency has been Pearl Jam's calling card since their inception, which is why it was a jolt to hear the band sound so settled on 2013's Lightning Bolt.

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