Bassist, songwriter, and founding Pearl Jam member Jeff Ament has announced launched a brand-new solo project named Ament. According to a new listing on the Pearl Jam website, Ament’s debut album, dubbed Heaven/Hell, will be released in the near future, though an exact release date has yet to be specified.
For now, he has shared the first track from the album: distortion-driven alt-rock jaunt “Safe In The Car” featuring backing vocals from Angel Olsen and guitar and drum work from Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready and Matt Cameron. With an ominous-yet-elegant croon, Ament’s “Safe In The Car” evokes a similar sonic space similar to the one occupied by Jack White on his most recent release.
We’ll keep you updated as more details about Ament surface. For now, you can give a listen to Ament’s impressive first track below:
Ament (Ft. Angel Olsen, Mike McCready, Matt Cameron) – “Safe In The Car”
[Audio: Spotify]
Jeff Ament’s other band, Pearl Jam, is also working on recording a new album. They recently debuted the defiant protest anthem “You Can’t Deny Me”, which you can hear here. Pearl Jam also announced a string of U.S. stadium dates dubbed “The Home Shows” (a pair of performances at the Seattle Mariners‘s stadium in the band’s native Washington city) and “The Away Shows” (a run of performances at Boston’s Fenway Park, Chicago’s Wrigley Field and Missoula, Montana’s Washington-Grizzly Stadium. See below for a full list of upcoming Pearl Jam dates.