Tag: Michael Stipe
Syd Straw’s career started as a backup singer for Pat Benatar, and fronting Golden Palaminos on a couple of their albums. This was her solo debut, with MIchael…
Their last full-length on IRS before making the jump to Warner Bros, capping really a perfect run from 1982 (Chronic Town) to 1987. The “No. 5” on the…
Vic Chesnutt, Little, 1990 on Texas Hotel. My copy is the 2017 New West reissue with bonus tracks (which sounds awesome). Chesnutt’s debut album, produced by Michael Stipe…
Various Artists, I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground, 2021 on Verve. Great covers compilation with Michael Stipe, Sharon Van Etten, Courtney Barnett, Fontaines D.C.,…
Various Artists, Stay Awake (Various Interpretations of Music From Vintage Disney Films), 1988 on A&M. Loved this when it came out in 1988, and I think it’s even…
R.E.M., Life’s Rich Pageant, 1986 on I.R.S. Key soundtrack to my high school years – fourth full length from Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Bill Berry, and Mike Mills….