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The Posies frontman Ken Stringfellow has said that REM are recording an "old school"- style album.
The singer, who in the past has toured and worked with the Georgia band, recently met up with bassist Mike Mills in his current home city of Paris, where he heard the rough recordings of the proposed follow-up to 2008's 'Accelerate'.
"It's sounding really great, very old school," Stringfellow told NME. "The first track had vocals which were mixed super low which I couldn't understand and I was like, 'Yes a return to form'. Mike was on about pushing the vocals up and I was like, 'No, don't do it'."
REM have recorded their 15th as-yet-untitled studio album with producer Jacknife Lee, who also worked on 'Accelerate'.
"What's cool about classic REM is that you have an electric and acoustic guitar coming along like ," Stringfellow said. "There's a lot of that in there, there's some piano songs too but I didn’t hear a lot of crazy, freaky keyboards and vintage drum machines in there like the period when I was with them."
He added: "It had a very live feel. It's really quite beautiful, some of the recordings were a little bit dark and had just the kind of murk that you would hear on an old REM record. I thought that was a great thing to bring back."
The album is expected to be released next year.
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Posted 04 August 2010 - 07:01 AM
This is how I felt as I read the article:
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Posted 04 August 2010 - 08:08 AM
I'm excited by this. I love old school REM vs. the experimental stuff, well, with the exception of Monster. I really liked Monster.
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Posted 04 August 2010 - 10:36 AM
This part made me happy:
"It had a very live feel. It's really quite beautiful, some of the recordings were a little bit dark and had just the kind of murk that you would hear on an old REM record. I thought that was a great thing to bring back."
I miss that murk from the old albums.
"It had a very live feel. It's really quite beautiful, some of the recordings were a little bit dark and had just the kind of murk that you would hear on an old REM record. I thought that was a great thing to bring back."
I miss that murk from the old albums.
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Posted 04 August 2010 - 10:53 AM
Accelerate has a great live feel to it too.
I sure wish we didn't have to wait until Spring 2011.
I sure wish we didn't have to wait until Spring 2011.
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Posted 04 August 2010 - 12:45 PM
This makes me nervous ... in a real positive way, although everyone would tell, their latest album to be the best ever!
Well, the excitement has started again, it makes me so curious and and I'm anxious for the release...
And: Thanks for posting! (Nice words, Ken!)
Well, the excitement has started again, it makes me so curious and and I'm anxious for the release...
And: Thanks for posting! (Nice words, Ken!)
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Posted 04 August 2010 - 07:53 PM
I trust them. They are wise and creative folks...those R.E.M. fellas. They know where they've been. They decide where they're going. I look forward to finding out where that is. :)
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Posted 04 August 2010 - 09:43 PM
Ken Stringfellow says something positive about REM which then goes all around the music world’s media.
Don’t The Posies have an album coming out soon?
Don’t The Posies have an album coming out soon?
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Posted 05 August 2010 - 02:09 AM
"It's really quite beautiful"
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Posted 06 August 2010 - 12:35 AM
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Ken Stringfellow says something positive about REM which then goes all around the music world’s media.
Don’t The Posies have an album coming out soon?
Don’t The Posies have an album coming out soon?
Yup, in September.
So?
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Posted 06 August 2010 - 02:58 AM
Very excited by this! Cant wait for the new album!!! :D
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Posted 06 August 2010 - 05:21 AM
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I trust them. They are wise and creative folks...those R.E.M. fellas. They know where they've been. They decide where they're going. I look forward to finding out where that is. :)
Ditto on that
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Posted 07 August 2010 - 03:35 AM
My attitude about REM: "Surprise me."
I'll probably love it, no matter what.
I like the dark, murmuring murk as well as the more dramatic stuff.
I'll probably love it, no matter what.
I like the dark, murmuring murk as well as the more dramatic stuff.
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Posted 07 August 2010 - 03:55 AM
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The singer, who in the past has toured and worked with the Georgia band, recently met up with bassist Mike Mills in his current home city of Paris, where he heard the rough recordings of the proposed follow-up to 2008's 'Accelerate'.
The singer, who in the past has toured and worked with the Georgia band, recently met up with bassist Mike Mills in his current home city of Paris, where he heard the rough recordings of the proposed follow-up to 2008's 'Accelerate'.
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Posted 07 August 2010 - 12:22 PM
Sounds promising. As long as it's genuine, and not forced. I would hate to think that the band is trying too hard to get back to their roots after criticism about Accelerate. I guess we'll know when we hear it. Honestly, I'm excited, but nervous too.
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Posted 07 August 2010 - 01:24 PM
Curious how it shakes out. Wonder what kind of tour will follow. I hope they play N. America more than 15 times-- even though I was fortunate to catch them three times in the Accelerate tour.
A full US/ Canadian tour would be welcome!
A full US/ Canadian tour would be welcome!
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Posted 07 August 2010 - 07:56 PM
Curious how it shakes out. Wonder what kind of tour will follow. I hope they play N. America more than 15 times-- even though I was fortunate to catch them three times in the Accelerate tour.
A full US/ Canadian tour would be welcome!
Ditto. I am so ready for another tour.
A full US/ Canadian tour would be welcome!
Ditto. I am so ready for another tour.
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