Around the Sun
by R.E.M.
- Type: Album
- Released: 2004-10-05
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Country: United States
- Length: 55:15
- Community rating: 2.78/5 from 3 ratings
Artists on this release: Mike Mills, Peter Buck, Bill Berry, Michael Stipe
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Often cited as the low point of their late career, 'Around the Sun' is a subdued, political album that leans heavily into soft-rock production. The songs are mid-tempo and earnest, responding to the political climate of the mid-2000s. While lacking the energy of their earlier work, it remains a dignified, melodic record.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic
Tracklist
- Leaving New York (04:49)
- Electron Blue (04:12)
- The Outsiders (04:14)
- Make It All Okay (03:44)
- Final Straw (04:07)
- I Wanted To Be Wrong (04:35)
- Wanderlust (03:03)
- Boy In The Well (05:22)
- Aftermath (03:53)
- High Speed Train (05:03)
- The Worst Joke Ever (03:38)
- The Ascent Of Man (04:07)
- Around The Sun (04:28)
Credits
- Bill Berry - Member
- Peter Buck - written-by
- Mike Mills - written-by
- Michael Stipe - artwork [packaging], written-by
- Bill Berry - Member
- Peter Buck - Member
- Mike Mills - Member
- Michael Stipe - Member
- R.E.M. - mixed by, producer
- Hahn Rowe - accompanied by
- Jamie Candiloro - accompanied by, engineer, mixed by
- Ken Stringfellow - accompanied by
- Scott McCaughey - accompanied by
- William Rieflin - accompanied by
- Bertis Downs IV - advisor
- Chris Bilheimer - artwork [packaging]
- Javier Valverde - engineer [assistant, miami]
- Jim Briggs - engineer [assistant, miami]
- Oswald Howe - engineer [assistant, nassau]
- Kirk McNally - engineer [assistant, vancouver]
- Alex Dixon - engineer [second assistant, nassau]
- Bryan Gallant - engineer [second assistant, vancouver]
- Ted Jensen - mastered by
- Pat McCarthy - mixed by, producer
- Thomas Dozol - photography by
- Bob Whittaker - technician [assistant]
- DeWitt Burton - technician [assistant]