In the wake of R.E.M.’s recent breakup announcement, a new greatest hits collection has been announced and slated for a Nov. 15 release. ‘Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982 – 2011’ will compile hits from the bands extensive career, along with brand new material.
In a surprising announcement via their official website, R.E.M. have stated that they are breaking up, ending a highly successful and creatively influential career of more than three decades. Founding members Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills (original drummer Bill Berry departed in 1997) issued a statement insisting this was a friendly and mutual decision:
Although their most recent album 'Collapse Into Now' was just released in March, R.E.M. are already back at work, recording a new studio album in their home base of Athens, Georgia.
R.E.M. add a worthy new title to their already impressively packed collection of chiming folk-rock songs with 'Uberlin,' the new single from their 15th studio album, 'Collapse Into Now.'
