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"Supernatural Superserious", the first single from R.E.M.'s Accelerate, has people excited that the band may have some energy again. "Producer Jacknife Lee-- you know him from Snow Patrol, Editors, and Bloc Party albums-- makes each element stand out, suggesting the democratic sound of the band's I.R.S. years. Mike Mills inhabits the low and high ends with a pulsing bassline and high careening backing vocals, while Peter Buck's guitars scribble around in the middle, pushed along by a double-time drum beat. There's even a little old-school jangle in the background," is what Stephen M. Deusner wrote in this space last week, but Mike Mills' harmonies are what take me back to the band's younger days. The official video looks to be comprised of some of the footage the band shot for an upcoming "Take Away Show", as Michael Stipe described in this interview.

 

[from Accelerate; due 04/01/08 on Warner Bros.]