Record Store Day is coming this April 16 and R.E.M. will have not one but three seven-inch singles in individual gatefold sleeves available at participating independent record stores. The 45-rpm discs include ÃÅberlin, Mine Smell Like Honey, and Oh My Heart. All live B-sides are previously unreleased.
Disc 1.
With the release of the band’s new record just a few days away, we’ve got some very exciting news about a few opportunities for you to hear COLLAPSE INTO NOW in its entirety before the official release date. Spotify.com, NPR.org, and Rollingstone.com are hosting exclusive early listening parties on
Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, Spotify has had to reschedule their early listening party for R.E.M.’s new record until tomorrow, March 1st, at 9:00 AM GMT. If you are a Spotify premium subscriber in the UK, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Finland, please check back tomorrow at that
What a special day for Athens yesterday as Christopher O’Riley alighted in our fair town with his merry band of music-makers for his acclaimed NPR classical kids show From the Top. James Galway, The Man With The Golden Flute, came along as well
NPR will host the U.S. online premiere of the band’s new record March 1st at 2pm EST. Tune into their exclusive stream and hear the album for the first time (please note that this is a one-time stream) HERE.
You can also take part in a live chat
Here is some press coverage from last night’s event in Los Angeles which Michael attended:
Join NPR live at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 1, as they play COLLAPSE INTO NOW in its entirety as part of a special R.E.M. online listening party. All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton will share and discuss the new record here.
Also on Tuesday,
gus van sant and james franco are presenting a new version of the classic film “my own private idaho”, starring river phoenix. james asked michael to provide music for the film piece; michael and jacknife lee remixed and re-imagined new songs off of the upcoming r.e.m. album “collapse
Check out the live in-studio video of Mine Smell Like Honey from Hansa Studio in Berlin:
Rolling Stone’s 4-star review of COLLAPSE INTO NOW finds a band thirty years on touching on “all their favorite tricks: punk raves, stately ballads, piano, accordion and the most mandolin they’ve put in one place since “Losing My Religion.” You can read the review HERE.
Twenty years on, almost to the day of its release, we’re taking a look back at one of the great songs in the R.E.M. canon.
On February 19th, 1991, Losing My Religion, the first single from Out Of Time, was released on Warner Bros. Records. The
This past Friday, February 18th, Peter made a guest appearance with the Decemberists at their show at the Paramount in Seattle. The Seattle Examiner has a full account of the show, and you can watch Peter playing alongside Colin Meloy and the rest of the band on
Peter, Mike, and Michael talk about the making of COLLAPSE INTO NOW in a ten minute and 35 second long interview at msn.com.
With the release of COLLAPSE INTO NOW just two weeks away in some countries, excitement in the R.E.M. world is at a fever pitch. After sharing five songs from the new record over the past few weeks, we’re ready for the world to hear the full record. Unfortunately
Spin magazine’s review of COLLAPSE INTO NOW finds the band “refreshed and refueled for a new alt-rock reckoning,” Read the full review HERE.