- rock, alternative rock, dad-rock
- 55 min
- 13 tracks
Around the Sun is the thirteenth studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on October 5, 2004 on Warner Bros. Records. The album was supported by several singles and a world tour. It was commercially successful but received mixed reception and is often considered the weakest in the band's catalogue.
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Character
Spare, character-led, classical in form and grave.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
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Metacritic 56/100
- AllMusic2/5 ★
- Blender3/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB−
- The Guardian2/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times2.5/4 ★
- NME6/10
- Pitchfork5.2/10
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- SpinB−
- Uncut4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Leaving New York4:49
- 2Electron Blue4:12
- 3The Outsiders4:15
- 4Make It All Okay3:44
- 5Final Straw4:08
- 6I Wanted to Be Wrong4:35
- 7Wanderlust3:04
- 8Boy in the Well5:22
- 9Aftermath3:54
- 10High Speed Train5:03
- 11The Worst Joke Ever3:38
- 12The Ascent of Man4:07
- 13Around the Sun4:29
13 tracks, 55 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- R.E.M.
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CN
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