Pearl Jam to South America, New Album En Route

Pearl Jam is heading down to South America in a couple of days to kick off a new tour. With any luck, the band will be able to get some work done as well on their upcoming album. Eddie Vedder, speaking in a Brazilian radio interview, announced that he was hoping to finish work on new material in January, lining the album up for an April release.http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001477891