Pearl Jam are "two songs away" from finishing new album

Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard revealed details about the work on the band's next studio effort. According to his words, they have decided "not to rush" and spend more time on experiments with the sound.

"I think the main thing is that we're not in a rush and there's no urgency to it. The most important thing is that we put something out that continues to expand our boundaries rather than trying to follow what we've done in the past. I think it's a good time to hopefully continue to experiment, and continue to shake it up", said he.

Gossard added that despite Pearl Jam are not in a hurry, they may release the record soon: "We've recorded some songs, and we're going to record and write some more. It might be that we're a song away or two, or it might be that we're going to record six or seven more songs".

Upcoming album will be Pearl Jam's tenth studio effort. Previous one, titled Backspacer, hit the stores in 2009.