March 30, 2008 by alikat.

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March 30, 2008 by alikat.

R.E.M.’s latest album, Accelerate, will be released in the US on April 1, 2008.  This is R.E.M’s 14th album. Josh Modell from SPIN has this to say about Accelerate:

“Accelerate will be rightfully championed as the defibrillator that shocked a once-great band back to its senses. R.E.M. lay no claim to being the biggest rock group on earth — leave that empty title to their contemporary U2 — but if they need an award, here’s one that fits: Most Improved.”

John Mulvey from Uncut magazine sums up his review of Accelerate with:

“Stipe has scolded us often enough for misinterpreting his lyrics as personal revelations. But when, in “Hollow Man” [4th track on Accelerate], he ruefully notes, “I took the prize last night for complicatedness,” the temptation is too great. Accelerate is a simple, pragmatic record built on an uncomfortable truth: sometimes, even the best bands have to retrace their steps, if only to remind themselves what they’re really good at.”

Check out a video clip of the 3rd track “Supernatural Superstitious” .

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