- rock, alternative rock, indie rock, jangle pop
- 20 min
- EP
- 5 tracks
- CBS/Sony
Chronic Town is the debut extended play (EP) by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was released on August 24, 1982, on I.R.S. Records. The five-track EP was recorded at Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in October 1981, eighteen months after the formation of the band. Its co-producer, Mitch Easter, produced the band's "Radio Free Europe" single earlier in 1981.
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Character-led, grave, spare and intimate.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
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Tracks
- A1Wolves, Lower4:13
- A2Gardening at Night3:30
- A3Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars)3:53
- B11,000,0003:06
- B2Stumble5:41
5 tracks, 20 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- R.E.M.
- Label
- CBS/Sony
- Type
- EP
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- JP
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