One of the world’s greatest rock bands of the past 30 years, R.E.M., have just made available the first single from their first album in three years, Collapse Into Now. The legendary band’s 15th studio album is set to drop in March.
The new single, “Mine Smells Like Honey” (purchase via AMZ for 99 cents) is R.E.M. in true fashion – upbeat, hooklicious pop rock with a catchy beat, soaring, jangly guitar work from Peter Buck, the ironic lyrics and unforgettable nasaly and grumbling voice of Michael Stipe, and the sweeping chorus heights, preempted by the wild “call-and-response” backup vocals of Mike Mills.