Eddie Vedder to Release Ukulele Album Featuring Cat Power and Glen Hansard

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder is planning his newest solo release … of ukulele songs. That’s right. Vedder’s forthcoming LP, appropriately titled Ukulele Songs, will feature original and cover songs played on the island instrument.

The album will also feature guest spots from Cat Power on “Tonight You Belong to Me” and Glen Hansard on “Sleepless Nights.” The first single, “Longing to Belong,” is now available.

Vedder will simultaneously release a live DVD titled Water on the Road, recorded at a couple of solo shows in Washington, D.C. in 2008. Both the live DVD and the new solo venture will be released on May 31.

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