[2] The music video for "Retrograde" was released on May 14, 2020 and was directed by Emmy-winning Australian filmmaker Josh Wakely and produced by the storytelling company Grace.
[3] It focuses on spreading awareness of climate change and features a cameo by Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg.
[4] The music video, a mix of animation and motion capture, begins with a lone wanderer (played by cinematographer Trent Opaloch)[3] driving through the rain and descending upon a strip mall.
Fluid animation moves like an oil painting in motion as Pearl Jam's members step out of their respect tarot cards and into a march.
[3] The fortune teller's storefront is located in a strip mall that is filled with references to Pearl Jam's previous albums, such as Ten (1991), No Code (1996) and Lightning Bolt (2013).