New Adventures in Hi-Fi

New Adventures in Hi-Fi
A black and white photograph of a hot desert.
Cover to the standard edition of the album.
Studio album by
R.E.M.
ReleasedSeptember 9, 1996 (1996-09-09)
Recorded1995–1996
Studio
  • Bad Animals (Seattle)
  • Various locations in the United States
Genre
Length65:33
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
R.E.M. chronology
Parallel
(1995) 		New Adventures in Hi-Fi
(1996) 		Road Movie
(1996)
Singles from New Adventures in Hi-Fi
  1. "E-Bow the Letter"
    Released: August 19, 1996[1]
  2. "Bittersweet Me"
    Released: October 21, 1996[2]
  3. "Electrolite"
    Released: December 2, 1996[3]
  4. "How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us"
    Released: 1997
Special Edition
Special edition of the album—a cardboard slipcase covers a 64-page hardback book

New Adventures in Hi-Fi is the tenth studio album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was their fifth major-label release for Warner Bros. Records, released on September 9, 1996, in Europe and Australia, and the following day in the United States. New Adventures in Hi-Fi was the band's final album recorded with founding drummer Bill Berry (who left the band amicably the following year), original manager Jefferson Holt, and long-time producer Scott Litt. The members of R.E.M. consider the recorded album representative of the band at their peak,[4] and fans generally regard it as the band's last great record before a perceived artistic decline during the late 1990s and early 2000s.[5] It has sold around seven million units, growing in cult status years after its release, with several retrospectives ranking it among the best of the band's recorded catalogue.[6]

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 17, 1996. p. 35.
  2. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. October 19, 1996. p. 37.
  3. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. November 30, 1996. p. 45.
  4. ^ Howe, Sean (November 15, 2016). "After a Trip Back in Time, Michael Stipe Is Ready to Return to Music". The New York Times. p. C6.
  5. ^ Mojo, November 1996
  6. ^ Melis, Matt; Gerber, Justin; Weiss, Dan (November 6, 2017). "Ranking: Every R.E.M. Album from Worst to Best". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 20, 2020.