REM have finished recording their new studio album, it's been announced.
The US band have been working on the follow-up to 2008's 'Accelerate' alongside producer Jacknife Lee in Berlin, Germany.
The group are due to mix the album in the autumn ahead of release in spring 2011.
R.E.M's manager Bertis Downs said: "I will not report on the sound or the dimension of the recordings so far, to my ears it all sounds like quite a wonderful set of songs."
The band's 15th studio release has yet to be given a title.
REM - Live
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