Ukulele Songs

AlbumJan 01 / 201116 songs, 34m 47s
Singer-Songwriter Folk Rock Contemporary Folk
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6.4 / 10

Just like it says on the box: The Pearl Jam frontman strums and sings simple love songs. Chan Marshall of Cat Power guests.

D+

Eddie Vedder’s Ukulele Songs arrives amid a flurry of commemorative activity for Pearl Jam’s 20th anniversary, including a Cameron Crowe documentary, a two-day festival, and album reissues. Ukulele Songs is another archival effort of sorts, collecting songs Vedder recorded on his own (and occasionally performed live)…

7.3 / 10

The first question you might ask, upon hearing that Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has decided to release a ukulele record…

Check out our album review of Artist's Ukelele Songs on Rolling Stone.com.

There is no irony in the title of Eddie Vedder’s first full-fledged solo album: these are indeed songs performed on a ukulele, an instrument uncommon but not unknown to rockers.

The album is a collection of predictable covers, haphazard originals, and one re-rendering of a 10-year-old Pearl Jam track.

8 / 10