R.E.M. reveals “Supernatural Superserious,” video

It has been four years since R.E.M.'s last studio album. Around the Sun posters on den walls across the nation have started to curl and yellow at the corners. And, alas, the sweet face of Michael Stipe is all but a distant memory.

But behold! New material is on the horizon. Well, one sweet morsel of a song, anyway. No need to search high and low for it: stream it right here:

If that wasn’t enough to appease the longing, check out the new promo video for Accelerate. If nothing else, you will be 58 seconds closer to April 1 after watching it.

Related links:
R.E.M.’s Mills, Hem’s Ellyson record
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NME News: R.E.M. to play South by Southwest

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