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    RECORDING TECHNIQUES WITH JOSH EVANS

    Aug 10, 2020 6 minutes
    WORDS BY MATT DORIA

    Defying the odds as a rock ’n’ roll unit as bright and bombastic in 2020 as they were 30 years ago, Pearl Jam have all but reinvented themselves on album #11: the equally caustic and kaleidoscopic Gigaton. To bring their ambitious new vision to life, they enlisted the help of fellow Seattleite Josh Evans, who’d first linked up with the band in the mid ‘00s as an engineering assistant. Though Gigaton marks his first time in the big player’s chair at the helm of production, Evans knows Pearl Jam like the back of his hand, working closely with them as a roadie, gear tech, assistant and good ol’ fashioned friend.

    In addition to his work with Pearl Jam, Evans laid his magic touch on records by such acclaimed artists as Gary Clark Jr, Soundgarden and Brandie Carlile – he’s certainly no up-and-comer in the world of soul-riveting rock ’n’ roll, and is only making waves as one of the best Pearl Jam records in decades – and one of 2020’s best rock albums in general – we caught up with Evans from his home studio to find out how he made it all happen.

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