The Production Side

The legendary Athens, GA natives have dubbed their 14th studio album Accelerate and are looking for an April release date.

Accelerate will be the follow-up to 2004’s Around The Sunand was recorded in Vancouver and Dublin. The album was also produced Jacknife Lee, who has worked with newer acts that include Bloc Party and Snow Patrol.

Confirmed tracks for Accelerate are: “Until The Day Is Done”, “Living Well Is The Best Revenge”, “Mr. Richards”, “Staring Down The Barrel Of Middle Existence” and “I’m Gonna DJ”. The band previewed several new tracks during their five night stand at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin last summer.

Michael Stipe told Q that the guitar-driven LP is “the fastest we’ve made in 20 years” and he also added ”I think the songs on Around The Sun are great, but in the process of recording we lost our focus as a band. Now, that focus is back. And it’s razor sharp.”

I think R.E.M. have grabbed my interest, sounds like it has potential to be a great album.

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