R.E.M. Listening Party
This special, one-time stream of the full album has ended. Check back at NPR Music on Wednesday, Mar. 2 to hear the entire album and individual songs, on demand, as part of our first listen series.
NPR Music played the entire new R.E.M. album, Collapse Into Now for a special, one time listening party, live on Mar. 1. All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton shared and discussed R.E.M.'s best collection of new songs in more than a decade. We also had a chat room for fans to talk about the record. You can read the archive of the full discussion below.
Stream the entire album on-demand in our First Listen series starting March 2.
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