Pearl Jam announced today that they will release their highly anticipated, self-titled, eighth studio album May 2, 2006 on J Records.

The first single off the album, "World Wide Suicide" is scheduled to be made available to radio March 8, with the official impact date scheduled for March 14. "World Wide Suicide" will also be made available as a free unrestricted download on the band's website for two days beginning 6:00am EST on March 8. The single will then be available for purchase digitally as of March 14.

"It's a very special opportunity for us to work with a band that possesses such an historic legacy," comments J Records founder Clive Davis.

The album was produced and mixed by Adam Kasper and Pearl Jam at Studio X in Seattle, Washington. Kasper co-produced Pearl Jam's 2002 release, Riot Act.

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