R.E.M. - New Adventures in Hi-Fi (25th Anniversary Edition)

DUE ON 29.10.21 - 2 X LP Heavyweight Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve

Originally released in 1996, New Adventures in Hi-Fi was R.E.M.'s last studio recording with founding member Bill Berry who left amicably the following year. As the band's fifth collaboration with long-time producer Scott Litt (Green, Out of Time, Automatic for the People and Monster), the album experiments with new sonic textures, filled with cinematic imagery, dissonant notes and haunting effects. The platinum-selling title includes the singles Electrolite, E-Bow the Letter (featuring Patti Smith) and Bittersweet Me, and represents R.E.M.'s longest studio release with a total run time of 65 minutes. New Adventures in Hi-Fi grew to cult status years after its release, with several press retrospectives - and band members themselves - ranking it among the top albums in R.E.M.'s recorded catalogue.

After the overwhelming commercial success of Out Of Time and Automatic For The People, and then the excessive sidestep comedown of Monster. New Adventures seemed to perfectly capture a space to take a welcome breath and let the band reflect on everything that had gone before while creating a magnum opus to get lost in. A journey well worth taking from 1996, a welcome departure to lounge in. 

Tracklist:

LP 1:
1. How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us
2. The Wake-Up Bomb
3. New Test Leper
4. Undertow
5. E-Bow the Letter
6. Leave

LP 2:
1. Departure
2. Bittersweet Me
3. Be Mine
4. Binky the Doormat
5. Zither
6. So Fast, So Numb
7. Low Desert
8. Electrolite