REM Rocking Proudly On New Album

Nobody would ever confuse R.E.M. for Metallica, but the guitars have definitely been turned up for the Georgia group's 14th studio album, "Accelerate."

The follow-up to 2004's "Around the Sun" is due in stores April 1 via Warner Bros.

Nearly all the material was tested out during a summer run in Dublin, although manager Bertis Downs said a few of those songs didn't make the cut, and a couple of album tunes were held back from live airings.

Mostly gone is the drowsy vibe of "Around the Sun," which was a commercial and critical disappointment. New tunes such as "Living Well Is the Best Revenge," "Horse to Water," "Aftermath" and "Until the Day Is Done" recapture the old R.E.M. energy. "It's not like we're going to pretend these are ballads. These are rockers," Downs told Billboard.com.

R.E.M. will tour this spring; for now, the lone confirmed date is an appearance at the Langerado Festival, which runs March 6-9 in Big Cypress, Fla.

Thanks for the info to Yahoo! News

Comments

[drainyou_sweden]

Nice! first comment =)

[matttt]

Their quite good, if underrated, look forward to hearing their album

[matttt]

*They're

I always get them mixed up.....

[Decembero]

I love REM, good for them!

[Lin]

a bit self conscious don't you think?

[RVM]

Aftermath was on the last album so I seriously doubt it's showing up again on this!

[MoonWise]

This is one of my primary expectations of the year

[frusciante39]

smooth on the aftermath

DO YOUR RESEARCH!

[FiveStarMotel]

Love R.E.M..... My God though Around the Sun was just dreadful. But Murmur, Automatic for the People, Document, thay all make up for it. This is gonna be a great year for music. I'm definitely gonna see these guys on tour!

[CrazyPigeon]

I loved their old stuff, it was more "rocky". Hopeful this brings them back to the semi-grunge alternate rock scene xD

[kidsthesedays]

wooo Athens boys.

michael stipe is actually the dictator of our quaint little town. he does what he wants.

but yea, i'm definitely looking forward to this and hopefully they'll give us a good show in Athens before they go on tour.

[stephen_rettie]

my cousin is bill reiflin
(if he still plays with REM, I actually havent seen him in ages)

[grumbazn]

REM Coachella 2008.

[RVM]

Do you know how to spell your cousins name? It's Bill Rieflin.

[benjidude945]

Great news!
I haven't heard their newest work but love everything up to their UP album.
I'll definitely go out and buy this though, come april fool's day.

[Seymore190]

I cannot wait to get my hands on this.

[am_all_reet!]

one of the more underated overrated bands....if that makes anysense lol

[gwitersnamps]

Awesome. I saw them live after their last album came out, and the newer songs just sounded out of place. I'm really looking forward to hearing the new album with the old sound.