EDDIE VEDDER Shares New Instrumental Single 'Cartography': Stream

15 September 2020
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PEARL JAM frontman Eddie Vedder has shared a new solo song called “Cartography”. The instrumental track is part of Sub Pop Records’ Singles Club, and it’s accompanied by a remixed version from YEAH YEAH YEAHS guitarist Nick Zinner.

Vedder initially composed “Cartography” for the soundtrack of a 2018 documentary titled Return To Mount Kennedy, and up until now, watching that film was the only way to hear it. The track is entirely comprised of steely acoustic guitar plucks and haunting, minor-key piano jabs. It’s a solemn shift from the fist-pumping alt-rock Vedder’s known for in PEARL JAM, but it’s a nice change of pace that feels natural to his playing style.

Zinner’s B-side is a slightly more ambient and piano-driven version of the cut, and its second half includes audio from a Bobby Kennedy speech about the death of Martin Luther King Jr. Take a listen to both versions below.

Both versions of “Cartography” are available now on streaming services, but the only way to get the seven-inch vinyl is to subscribe to the Sub Pop Singles Club. All of the proceeds from today’s release will go toward Fair Fight, a voting rights organization that’s dedicated to preserving a secure election.

 

  

Source: consequenceofsound.net