Music: Surprise new song from Eddie Vedder

Give him enough rope: Eddie Vedder

A brand new song from Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder has emerged.

Track: Eddie Vedder – Skipping

File Under: ‘A Bit Miserable, But It’s For A Good Cause’

Skipping is featured on a new compilation called Every Mother Counts, which is aimed at bringing attention to maternal mortality during pregnancy.

Worldwide, a woman dies every 90 seconds from complications during pregnancy. The campaign claims that the vast majority of these deaths are preventable.

Check out the website everymothercounts.org for further info.

The compilation album is currently available to buy in the US only, via the Starbucks coffee chain.

It also features music from David Bowie, U2, Sting, Coldplay, the Dave Matthews Band and others, with 13 of the 19 songs previously unreleased.