The Walkmen squeezed into the A. V. Club’s Undercover room again, this time for the special Holiday edition of the series. Last time it was R.E.M.’s “Driver 8,” which if you recall, was the only song available when they arrived. This time they went first and opted for “Holiday Road,” a Lindsey ...

Eddie Vedder, Patti Smith and Peaches all sing on new record

Colin Meloy has said the new Decemberists album features music heavily inspired by R.E.M.

R.E.M.’s fifteenth studio album, the twelve-song Jacknife Lee-produced Collapse Into Now, is due in early 2011. SPIN spoke with Mike Mills, who says it’ll have a more “expansive” sound than 2008’s Accelerate. Part of that expansion comes via guest spots from Eddie Vedder, Patti Smith, and, of cou...

More details are coming out about the new R.E.M. album