Around the Sun
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| Around the Sun | ||
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| Album by R.E.M. | ||
| Released | October 4, 2004 | |
| Recorded | late 2002-early 2004 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 55 min 16 sec | |
| Record label | Warner Bros. | |
| Producer | Patrick McCarthy | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Allmusic.com | 2 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:mztqoauaeijn) |
| Alternative Press | 4 stars out of 5 | (p.113) (http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=63840609&loc=109&PageFormat=7) |
| Billboard | 6 out of 10 | link (http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=63840609&loc=109&PageFormat=7) |
| BBC | Unfavorable | link (http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/rockandalt/reviews/rem_around.shtml) |
| MusicOMH | Favorable | link (http://www.musicomh.com/albums2/rem-3.htm) |
| NME | 6 out of 10 | link (http://www.nme.com/reviews/11831.htm) |
| Pitchfork | 5.2 out of 10 | link (http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/r/rem/around-the-sun.shtml) |
| PopMatters | Unfavorable | link (http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/r/rem-around.shtml) |
| Rolling Stone | 3 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/6489093?) |
| Spin | B- | (pp.112-14) (http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=63840609&loc=109&PageFormat=7) |
| Stylus | 5 out of 10 | link (http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=2387) |
| Uncut | 4 stars out of 5 | (p.100) (http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=63840609&loc=109&PageFormat=7) |
| R.E.M. chronology | ||
| In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 (2003) | Around the Sun (2004) | N/A |
Around the Sun is an album by R.E.M.. The album was released on October 5, 2004. The album is very low-key, with great emphasis placed on the lyrical stylings of Michael Stipe. The album received little critical praise and many believe that R.E.M. 'peaked' in 1992 with 'Automatic for the People'. However, the album in many ways simply continues their trend of refusing to be pressed into a stylistic corner. Many fans have found it to be a pleasant, easy-going piece which manages to retain their trademark weirdness and subtle themes. This is the first R.E.M. album to have a title track.
"The Outsiders" features a guest appearance by rapper Q-Tip; the sound jars with the rest of the album, and in this it recalls a similar appearance by KRS-One on "Radio Song" from their 1991 album Out of Time.
Track listing
- "Leaving New York" - 4:49
- "Electron Blue" - 4:12
- "The Outsiders" - 4:14
- "Make It All Okay" - 3:44
- "Final Straw" - 4:07
- "I Wanted To Be Wrong" - 4:35
- "Wanderlust" - 3:03
- "Boy in the Well" - 5:22
- "Aftermath" - 3:53
- "High Speed Train" - 5:03
- "Worst Joke Ever" - 3:39
- "The Ascent of Man" - 4:07
- "Around the Sun" - 4:28
Singles
- "Leaving New York", released in September 2004.
- United States: Played by world premiere from the Los Angeles, California station KROQ and other stations.
- United Kingdom: Played by world premiere from BBC Radio 1 and other stations.
- "Aftermath", released in November 2004.
- "Electron Blue", released in February 2005
- "Wanderlust", will be released July 11, 2005
| Band members: Michael Stipe | Peter Buck | (Bill Berry) | Mike Mills
Additional musicians: Scott McCaughey | Bill Rieflin | Ken Stringfellow Albums: Chronic Town (EP) | Murmur | Reckoning | Fables of the Reconstruction | Lifes Rich Pageant | Document | Green | Out of Time | Automatic for the People | Monster | New Adventures in Hi-Fi | Up | Reveal | Around the Sun Compilations: Dead Letter Office | Eponymous | In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 Musical styles: Alternative rock | Jangle pop | College rock |
