Eponymous

Sound DNA

• Alt/Indie
• Alternative Rock

• jangly
• wistful
• art school

About

<i>Eponymous</i> was released in 1988 as a brief summary of R.E.M.’s early days with I.R.S. Records, just as the band moved to Warner Brothers. It became immediately essential for the inclusion of the original Hib-Tone single version of “Radio Free Europe,” which most fans hadn't heard (the song had been rerecorded for R.E.M.’s first album, <i>Murmur</i>). The other three unusual tracks are “Gardening at Night” with a different vocal mix than on the <i>Chronic Town</i> EP (which boosts Michael Stipe’s voice to the point where one can nearly hear his every word); “Finest Worksong,” which appears in its Mutual Drum Horn Mix that differs greatly from the mix on <i>Document</i>; and “Romance,” which had only appeared on the 1987 soundtrack to the film <i>Made in Heaven</i>. The remaining tracks are highlights from the band’s career to date, including the hits “Can’t Get There from Here,” “Fall on Me,” “The One I Love,” and “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine).”

via Apple Music

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