R.E.M. - Fables Of The Reconstruction LP hip hop When NYC hit its punk

When NYC hit its punk stride in the mid 70s

Their first two albums helped establish them within the Pacific Northwest’s flourishing Underground Death Metal community

comprised of almost all of Philly's legendary Strapping Fieldhands fronted by noted visual artist Barry Goldberg

We can only hope they arrange to have new plates manufactured

R.E.M. - Fables Of The Reconstruction LP hip hop When NYC hit its punkREM at their peak, when they were barely hanging by a thread (ever notice how dreams are most powerful when your sleep is restless?). It's a murky effort, blurred distinctions between real and dreamt, impressionistic and psychedelic. The rich bass drips like honey, the guitars chime and jangle, and Stipe's gorgeous baritone weaves in between.