The band's seventh studio album and first on Warner Bros. Records, "New Adventures in Hi-Fi" was a sprawling, ambitious double album recorded entirely on the road during the previous year's Monster Tour.
- The album was recorded across numerous locations in Europe and the United States, including Dublin, Philadelphia, and Kansas City.
- Songs from the album were mixed at various studios in London and Los Angeles.
- The album's lead single, "Bittersweet Me," reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, while the album itself charted at number two in the UK and number nine in the US Billboard 200.
R.E.M. are a rock band from Athens, Georgia, who emerged in the early 1980s and became known for their distinctive guitar riffs and Michael Stipe's often cryptic lyrics. By 1996, they had long been one of the world's biggest bands, navigating massive commercial success while retaining a degree of artistic freedom.
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