R.E.M. - Murmur Available On:LP ' the Byrds-like jangle of

' the Byrds-like jangle of 'In Our Time' and-in the bonus tracks-an instrumental named "Batman" confirm this to be one of Hazlewood's most far-ranging

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there really felt like an element of magic at play in making this album

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R.E.M. - Murmur Available On:LP ' the Byrds-like jangle ofR. E. M.'s full length debut is a landmark album that set the standard for the next 10 years of indie rock. The Athens quartet combined Byrdsy, folk rock guitar jangle with obscurantist lyrics and a post punk compositional sensibility to create a vibrant new sound that would soon be imitated by every high school poet with a Rickenbacker guitar. R. E. M. was also one of the first bands to make the long, hard journey from college radio (when it was