After around fifteen years of being lousy,

REM break up! Now come yet more reissues for eternity and reassessments of dross like Up.

Meanwhile, new GBV record. Here is the cover, which is insane:



















In other alphabet-band news, a secretly-recorded and saved-for-unearthing-now ABC album made simultaneously with Lexicon of Love (only better) would be vastly appreciated. This afternoon. Thanks!