Eddie Vedder akadudzira dingindira Pasina iwe paLate Show naDavid Letterman, sezvatinoona muvhidhiyo. Rwiyo rwacho rwakaiswa mualbum rake richangoburwa 'Ukulele Songs', yakaburitswa muna Chivabvu uye inoumbwa nenziyo dzepakutanga nemavhavha. Iyo inoratidzira kubatana kubva kuKati Simba naGlen Hansard, muimbi anotungamira weThe Swell Season.
Panguva iyi, Pearl Jam ari kurekodha dambarefu rake idzva re studio. Kudzoka munaKurume, bassist Jeff Ament akaudza Billboard kuti bhendi iri kurekodha nziyo nyowani mune demo fomati, iyo sezviri pachena ichave gumi nemaviri uye kuti vanoda kuburitswa mukupera kwegore rino.