R.E.M.’s eclectic, road-created New Adventures In Hi-Fi sounds more resonant than ever

Say you’re R.E.M.: By the mid-1990s, you’ve become one of the biggest rock bands in the world. What’s your next move? Leaning into the stardom and teaming up with a big-name producer? Retreating from the spotlight and then breaking up? Or doing something ambitious, unusual, and completely unexpected?

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