R.E.M. archive
Watch The Most Important Band Of Your College Years
September 4, 2012 – Few bands seem to matter to us as much as the ones we discover in our youth
!["It's always hard to tell exactly what [R.E.M.'s] Michael Stipe is singing about," says NPR listener and novelist Thomas Mullen.](http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/01/13/83445347_wide-828b9af6c96eaad112e3e93e1d72029429951c2c-s1.jpg "\"It's always hard to tell exactly what [R.E.M.'s] Michael Stipe is singing about,\" says NPR listener and novelist Thomas Mullen.")
Listen R.E.M.'s Dark And Brooding 'Sweetness'
January 13, 2012 – "Sweetness Follows" helped novelist Thomas Mullen through his family's financial ruin.
Listen R.E.M., R.I.P.
November 16, 2011 – It's the end of the band as we know it — but the members say that after 31 years, they feel fine.
Read First Listen: R.E.M., 'Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982–2011'
November 6, 2011 – The band says goodbye with a career-spanning retrospective, which features three new songs.
Watch Music For The End Of The World ... Just In Case
October 31, 2011 – On Halloween, a serious question: Which music would you take with you to the grave?
Listen R.E.M. Calls It A Day, Announces Breakup
September 21, 2011 – The band announces on its website that it's breaking up after more than 30 years together.
Watch More Songs That Make You Feel Good
August 17, 2011 – From R.E.M. to Groucho Marx, fans share more songs that make them feel good.
Listen Bjork Rocks The iPad, Andrew Bird Covers Kermit, More
August 2, 2011 – This week's All Songs Considered includes premieres from Grouplove and We Were Promised Jetpacks.
Listen R.E.M.: A Classic Sound Regained
March 8, 2011 – The band's 15th record is its best in a decade and a half.
Read First Listen: R.E.M., 'Collapse Into Now'
March 1, 2011 – Until its release on March 8, hear the best album R.E.M. has made in more than a decade.
Read R.E.M. Listening Party
February 24, 2011 – This special, one-time stream of the full album has ended.
Listen Sneak Previews: Telekinesis, R.E.M., Iron And Wine, More
January 11, 2011 – All Songs Considered previews some of the winter's most anticipated new albums.
Listen Premiere: Hear 'Oh My Heart,' A New Song From R.E.M.
January 3, 2011 – R.E.M.'s 15th album, Collapse Into Now, comes out March 8. Preview "Oh My Heart" here.
Listen An Early Look At 2011's Best Music
January 1, 2011 – A preview of forthcoming albums by R.E.M., Iron and Wine, James Blake, Adele and Wye Oak.
Listen Tired Pony On World Cafe WXPN
September 27, 2010 – Hear a performance from the new group led by Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody and R.E.M.'s Peter Buck. WXPN