The first Pearl Jam countdown ended this past Tuesday when the band announced their upcoming North American tour.

A second countdown ended today and they announced that their 10th studio album Lightning Bolt will be released this October, 4 years after their last album Backspacer was released. The first single off the new album is named Mind Your Manners. You can check it out here.

It’s a fast paced song and I like it. It’s a bit strange how the song can sound brand new and so familiar all at the same time.

I like the name Lightning Bolt and the graphics too. I can’t wait to discover the rest of the tracks.

The tour this fall is not hitting any of the cities near us this time around (no Toronto, London or Hamilton) so we are going to try hard not to buy any more tickets. We are already lucky enough to have tickets to both concerts next week.