As first reported by Undercover on December 22, REM has started the countdown to the 14th studio album 'Accelerate' with a new web presence at www.ninetynights.com
The site will feature a new video segment each day for the next 90 day (or nights).The videos are produced by Arcade Fire, The National director Vincent Moon. The clip's will all be of around 30-90 seconds duration and change daily.
The first video is around 30 seconds long. It is more like The Blair Witch project than a music video and is yet to hint at anything to do with REM. Speculation is that the daily videos may be able to be edited together to form a 60-90 minute film just prior to release of the 'Accelerate' album.
Fans who visit daily will be able to download each clip in high definition.
REM's new record will be released in the USA on April 1. It was recorded throughout 2007 with producer Jacknife Lee in Vancouver, Athens and Dublin.
While an official tracklisting is yet-to-be announced, known songs recorded for the album are:
'Living Well Is The Best Revenge'?
'Man Sized Wreath'?
'Supernatural Superserious'?
'Hollow Man'?
'Houston'?
'Accelerate'?
'Mr Richards'?
'Until The Day Is Done'?
'Horse To Water'?
'Sing For The Submarine'?
'I'm Gonna DJ'
'I'm Gonna DJ' has been a regular inclusion in the REM setlist since 2005.
'Accelerate' promises to be a return to the guitar-driven REM of old. Sales of the last album 'Around The Sun' were disappointing when compared to previous sales.
'Accelerate' is expected to be similar in feel to 1994's 'Monster' which featured the hits 'What's The Frequency, Kenneth' and 'Crush With Eyeliner'.
