R.E.M. Split
After 31 years of making music together, the pioneering band have decided to call it a day. R.E.M announced the news on their website and issued the following statement:
"A wise man once said, 'The skill in attending a party is knowing when it's time to leave,' "
"We built something extraordinary together. . . . Now we're going to walk away from it."
Best known for songs like Losing my Religion and The One I Love, R.E.M., the band are widely recognised as having brought alternative music to America at a pivotal turning point in the industry; just as post punk turned into alternative. R.E.M. are cited as having paved the way for bands like Nirvana and Pavement to follow, maintaining the idea that bands can “be big and still be cool”.
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