Embodying the sound of a band no longer fulfilled by mining the tried-and-true of their past records, ‘Out of Time’ is the most varied and adventurous song suite the band ever crafted.
Read moreR.E.M.’s ‘Monster’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
A wonderful album with very strong songs, ‘Monster’ suggests R.E.M.'s desire to go from a studio band to a full-blown arena-rocking band was more aspirational than achievable in practice.
Read moreR.E.M.’s ‘Reckoning’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
‘Reckoning’ marked the beginning of the end of an era during which R.E.M. were still “our band” and we didn’t have to share them with the rest of the universe.
Read morePhotograph On The Dashboard: R.E.M.’s ‘Automatic For The People’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
R.E.M.’s eighth studio affair is a sonic triumph, and an anomaly in a landscape of heavy alt rock, with Michael Stipe demonstrating an almost bottomless empathy for humanity throughout.
Read moreR.E.M.’s ‘New Adventures in Hi-Fi’ Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective
Largely overlooked in the wake of ‘Out of Time,' ‘Automatic for the People' and ‘Monster,' R.E.M.’s terrific tenth LP remains one of their strongest ever.
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