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Just came across this:

A lot has been made of R.E.M.’s approach to announcing “they’re back.” Their work with Vincent Moon — which we’ve see in official video and Take Away form already — has been a major basis for the approach, and the ensuing discussion. Earlier today, while we’ve been busy enjoying, the La Blog folk published the other four tunes from their sessions in Athens, Georgia with the Accelerate-rs. We have them here for you, but we particularly dug this passage in the accompanying essay, which speaks directly to the potential friction from a veteran band squeezing itself into up-and-comers’ means.
Doing a Take Away Show with REM could be seen as a way to rejuvenate their image. Obviously, it’s part of the whole thing; letting aside the huge venues and ultra-sophisticated recording studios to play in the street, that is said to be highly fashionable. But when you push REC for […]

You can see the rest here.

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