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The Seattle rockers are in…

Word just in that Supernatural Superserious will be played on Jonathan Clarke’s Out of the Box show on Q104.3 NYC at 9pm ET tonight; you can “tune in” online and listen to R.E.M.’s new single (which you can also listen to on remhq.com) here.

Here’s the first wave of blogreaction to Supernatural Superserious which has been streaming on various sites around the internet, including, of course, yours truly:

Sonic Slang

Shufflebeard

Discord/Harmony

ZME Music

Sonic Itch Music

Waved Rumor

Music Filter

Cinematically Correct

A Special

Both the regular and special editions of ACCELERATE are now available for pre-order. Please click the links below for more information:

ACCELERATE

ACCELERATE Special Edition

You’ve heard the thirty second clip, you’ve seen the trailer and the

behind the scenes footage from the video shoot of Supernatural

Superserious. Now it’s time to listen to R.E.M.’s next single in its

entirety. Click on the LISTEN button in the right hand banner and check it out!

Tonight i ride with the rolling Elvii. We roll with the Muses, the all female krew with the shoe fetish. Though it may be cold, I will be well-insulated by the thrill of seeing Mardi Gras for the first time, and from the inside at that.

Support for the band’s SXSW show at Stubb’s Bar-B-Q on March 12 has been confirmed. R.E.M. will be joined by Dead Confederate, Papercranes, Johnathan Rice, and Summerbirds in the Cellar.

Please visit SXSW for more information.

R.E.M. will tour North America this May and June in support of Accelerate, their new record which is set to be released on April 1. The band will be joined on the North American tour by Modest Mouse and The National. Please stay

R.E.M. has been in New York City for the past few days doing press and photography for the new record. Earlier in the week, the band got together with the fantastic, super-talented director Vincent Moon (ninetynights, Takeaway Shows) to shoot a video for “Supernatural Superserious.” Bertis was on

As previously announced, R.E.M. will be playing this year’s SXSW Festival in Austin. We can now confirm that the band’s show will take place at Stubbs Bar-B-Q on March 12. More details to follow.

Click on the links below to read recent press on ninetynights.com and Accelerate:

Pitchfork

Blogotheque

les inrockuptibles

20 Minutes

Stereogum

Local rockers The Drive By Truckers will be playing a benefit concert Thursday, January 10, at the 40 Watt in support of Nuçi’s Space, a resource space set up for Athens’ musicians whose mission is to promote the emotional, physical and occupational well-being of the music community.

Anton Corbijn’s feature film, CONTROL, the acclaimed biopic of Joy Division’s lead singer Ian Curtis, opens at Athens lovely art house cinema, Ciné on January 11 and runs through Thursday, January 17 (showtimes: 4:15p 7:15p 9:45p). Local record shop Wuxtry will have a

It’s time again for a quick look at what’s happening in the music press. Here, we have rounded up some of the most recent articles from the UK media. Click on the links below to read what Q, Uncut, the Sun, and the Times have to say in