Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard revealed that fans might be getting the band's new album sooner, rather than later. During a chat on the Kyle Meredith With. . . webcast, Gossard said, "We're getting close to the finish line." Godard couldn't help but sing the praises of the band's current producer, Andrew Watt. Watt who has produced Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder was recently behind the boards for sessions for both the Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney, and is best known for producing Ozzy Osbourne, as well as Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, One Republic, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, blink-182, Zac Brown Band, and Maroon 5, among others. Watt is also the guitarist for Eddie Vedder's solo band, the Earthlings. Stone Gossard gushed about the positive vibes Andrew Watt has brought to the latest Pearl Jam sessions, saying, "He's most hardcore Pearl Jam fan you'll ever meet. He can play all of our songs, and all of Soundgarden's songs back