Pearl Jam's 'Retrograde' video has Greta Thunberg showing grim future of our planet

Pearl Jam has released video of fourth single Retrograde from ir eleventh studio album, Gigaton. video features 17-year-old climate change activist, Greta Thunderg, who shows a grim picture of future, suggesting  world will drown if changes are t made to protect environment. animated video is directed by John Wakely. Read to kw more.

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Retrograde video featuring Greta Thunderg

5:39 minutes video focuses on spreading awareness of climate change. It starts with a lone wanderer driving through rain and stops near a mall. He visits psychic, a fortune-teller who shows him world’s future. wanderer sees destruction of globe in a crystal ball. An iceberg falls and cities are flooded by tsunami. Seas overtake Eiffel Tower in Paris, London Bridge falls in London, and band’s native place Seattle is destroyed.

Fluid animation moves like an oil painting in motion. n Pearl Jam’s members come out of ir respective tarot cards and marches ahead. As water rises continuously, it is revealed that Greta Thunberg is behind crystal ball as fortune-teller shows catastrophic future of world. video ends with a sign ‘IT’S GONNA TAKE MUCH MORE THAN ORDINARY LOVE TO LIFT THIS UP.’ above mall.

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Pearl Jam consists of founding members Jeff Ament (bass guitar), Mike McCready (lead guitar), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar), Matt Cameron (drums) and Eddie Vedder (lead vocals, guitar). band made a comeback after seven years with Gigaton in 2020. It was released in March 2020 and was to coincide with a tour of rth America. However, tour got postponed due to coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic. album received positive reviews from listeners and debuted at number 5 on US Billboard 200. Gigaton consists of 12 songs, it includes Who Ever Said, Superblood Wolfmoon, Dance of Clairvoyants, Quick Escape, Alright, Seven O'Clock, Never Destination, Take Long Way, Buckle Up, Comes n Goes, Retrograde and River Cross.