Are you an R.E.M. fan? I kind of lost interest after Monster. Their new album Accelerate is fun and exciting. I love it. It is modern enough to not sound dated and yet it rings true to what I remember loving about R.E.M. I used to listen to. The title track is killer. I’ll have to find a way to slip it into a song set this summer. If you don’t have it, go get it – though I won’t guarantee you’ll enjoy it as much as I have if you’ve never really liked Michael Stipe.