R.E.M. Quickly Returns to the Studio for Its Next Album
Over the last 15 years or so, R.E.M. fans have grown accustomed to three-to-four-year waits between new albums — but it looks like the band is speeding things up for its next release.
With its most recent album, ‘Collapse Into Now,’ a mere four months old, R.E.M. is already in an Athens, Georgia studio working on the follow-up — and fans can follow their progress via a series of snapshots that singer Michael Stipe is posting along the way.
The quick turnaround reflects a continuation of the relatively speedy approach the band took when recording ‘Collapse,’ which came together over a mere 12 weeks. Given that the album marked the end of their long-term deal with Warner Bros., there’s also a chance the next record will mark their first non-Warners recording since 1987′s ‘Document.’
While forging ahead, R.E.M. is also looking back — 25 years back — with a deluxe re-issue of their landmark 1986 album, ‘Lifes Rich Pageant,’ due for release this Tuesday, July 12.
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