R.E.M. To Release New Album Next April

Says Michael Stipe...

R.E.M. front man Michael Stipe has fuelled speculation that the band will release a new album in 2008 with a cryptic message to fans.

Stipe was attending a lunchbox auction for charity in New York when he revealed that the band had been in the studio recording new material.

He said: "Let me tell you a secret: we have a great fucking record in the bag. It's a big change. It's coming out on April Fool's Day."

April Fool’s Day 2008 is in fact a Tuesday, the usual day for album releases in the US.

R.E.M.’s last studio album was 2004’s ‘Around The Sun’.

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Wake up gigwise, the world knows REM has been recording.
~ by REM FAN 8 months, 3 weeks ago
who friggin’ cares at this point haven’t made a decent record in twenty years give it up already
~ by horsie 8 months, 3 weeks ago

R.E.M. used to be a great band, but the magic is gone. ”Around the Sun” is the type of modern-day record that boasts great production and sounds great, but the songs and performances were lackluster.
~ by Robert Kinsler 8 months, 3 weeks ago
REM is still a great band, and I look forward to the next record. If Michael says it’s great, I’ll take his word for it!
~ by JD 8 months, 2 weeks ago
I just Peter Buck would start playing the guitar again.
~ by Philip Fedele 8 months, 2 weeks ago