R.E.M.

The first new R.E.M. album in a couple of years - Accelerate - is going to be out as of tomorrow. From the little bits and pieces I've heard so far, I'm excited.

To get you excited about new R.E.M. I offer you
1) this video of the guys covering The Editor's "Munich"
2) this video of Stipe coming out (so to speak) in support of his heterosexual band mates

did I mention they're playing Sasquatch?...

UPDATE: Here's a video for what will undoubtedly be their first single from the new album

UPDATE #2: another track from the new album... pretty rockin'