I started listening to R.E.M. because I spent a summer in the late 1980s hanging round a shop where the guy that worked there (thanks, Gavin!) played nothing but R.E.M.'s back catalogue non-stop. I got absolutely hooked.

My Spotify playlist of all of R.E.M.'s official albums, in release order (excl. ‘Best of’ collections – unless they also include previously unreleased studio tracks).

Outside of my R.E.M. fandom, I’m into creative writing, photography, and play guitar & sing in a band.

I’m on instagram as @novelinaday (writing stuff) and @pigfenderofficial (personal)