The as-yet untitled studio effort is due out in spring 2011

R.E.M. have just finished recording their 15th studio album

R.E.M. Live From Austin, TX contains 17 songs the Athens, GA, rockers performed on the legendary Austin City Limits

The last time we checked in with A. V. Club’s Undercover, there were four songs left and Swell Season chose Neutral Milk Hotel’s “Two-Headed Boy.” When the Walkmen arrived, only one song remained, R.E.M.’s “Driver 8.” They had no choice, but it makes sense these are the folks who ended up handling Fa...

It's the end of the Murmur cover landmark as we know it.