Rem
For those of you who wondered where has my REM gone, they’re back! The last few records were not recieved with the passion the band had been accustomed to and many speculated that it was because the band had gotten away from what had made it great – four piece guitar rock. The band seems to have gotten the same sense, guitarist Peter Buck notably saying recently that he was not happy with the way the last records came out. Well for the new one it seems out come the guitars and in comes the rock.

The band played a series of dates end of July, beginning of August at the Olympia Theater in Dublin, Ireland, that were billed a working rehearsal. it was an opportunity to work out some new songs and get a sense of the reaction. So with a "This Is Not a Show" sign pinned behind them they tore through a bunch of new tunes, filling in with older ones. What they filled with was informative – songs from from their earlier guitar driven disks were in, those from later acoustic and experimental ones were out.

Of course songs started popping up in the form of videos on YouTube, and we are here to bring them to you. Note the quality may not be great, but its a first crack at new REM material. And from the sounds of it the new disk is gonna be a burner!

Living Well’s the Best Revenge
Horse To Water
A snippet of what many are saying is the best of the new songs, Mr. Richards.