- Artist
- Pearl Jam
- Album
- Dark Matter
Based on 8 reviews from outlets we track. Scores run 64 to 90.
| The gist | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Distorted Sound | 9/10 | 90 | “Pearl Jam come back flying with their evergreen new album 'Dark Matter'! Read Gavin Brown's review here on Distorted Sound!” |
| Spill Magazine | 9.0/10 | 90 | “PEARL JAM DARK MATTER MONKEYWRENCH RECORDS/REPUBLIC RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA Four years following their underrated, and unfortunately seemingly forgotten, 2020 album, Gigaton, Pearl Jam has returned with Dark Matter. The album…” |
| XS Noize | 4.5/5 | 90 | “When Pearl Jam premiered Dark Matter at an exclusive listening event in January, frontman Eddie Vedder made a big claim – “this is our best work yet”. The” |
| musicOMH | 4/5 | 80 | “There's a reason why one of the few survivors of the grunge scene have been so enduring – they are extraordinarily good at what they do” |
| Clash | 8/10 | 80 | “Pearl Jam were always an unlikely success story. One of 90s rock’s defining acts, the band always chafed at the strictures of fame, with their principles” |
| Riff Magazine | 8/10 | 80 | “Pearl Jam has never made a bad record and the streak continues with "Dark Matter," which has an edge and enthusiasm not heard from the band in some time.” |
| Spectrum Culture | 74/100 | 74 | “Thirty years ago, no one was expecting this sort of longevity from the grunge scene, but Pearl Jam carries on with fortitude, surprisingly undimmed in their mix of realism and…” |
| Pitchfork | 6.4/10 | 64 | “Read Zach Schonfeld’s review of the album.” |
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How the Breakdown works
Every outlet’s score is converted to 0–100 (2/5 is 40, 5.9/10 is 59, a B+ is 88) and averaged. Grades follow the B-Side scale: A is 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69, F below 60. Critics who liked it is the share of outlets that scored it 75 or higher; the Breakdown shows green at 75 and up, red below. Divisiveness asks a different question: not whether critics liked it, but how close their scores are to each other. Five critics who all give it 50 are Unanimous, even though none of them liked it. The labels run Unanimous, Broad agreement, Some debate, Divided, and Contentious. Replay rate comes from listeners, not critics: yes counts fully, a few tracks counts half, no counts zero. The gist quotes each outlet’s own summary of its review. Scores marked est. come from reviews that publish no number.
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