Murmur (album)

Murmur
Murmur
Studio album by R.E.M.
Released	April 12, 1983
Recorded	January 6 – February 23, 1983
Studio	Reflection (Charlotte, North Carolina, US)
Genre	Jangle pop; alternative rock; post-punk; folk rock; garage rock; new wave;
Length	44:11
Label	I.R.S.
Producer	Don Dixon; Mitch Easter;
R.E.M. chronology
Singles from Murmur
	"Radio Free Europe"; Released: June 8, 1983; "Talk About the Passion"; Released: November 1983;

Murmur is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on April 12, 1983, by I.R.S. Records. The album was recorded in the winter of 1983 at Reflection Studios in Charlotte, North Carolina, with musicians Don Dixon and Mitch Easter serving as producers. Murmur received critical acclaim upon release for its unconventional sound, defined by lead singer Michael Stipe's cryptic lyrics, guitarist Peter Buck's jangly playing style, and countermelodic lines from bassist Mike Mills. In 2003, the album was ranked number 197 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".^[7] It retained the position in the 2012 list and was raised to number 165 in the 2020 revision.^[8]

^ "A Brief History of Jangle Pop". Masterclass.com. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
^ "R.E.M.'s legacy: 6 ways the band changed American music". The Week. September 22, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "R.E.M. - Reckoning review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
^ Sheffield, Rob (December 6, 2001). "Automatic For The People : R.E.M. : Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002). "Murmur / 1983 / IRS". In Bogdanov, V.; Woodstra, C.; Erlewine, S.T. (eds.). All Music Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). p. 930. ISBN 0-87930-653-X.
^ Smith, Sid (2007). "REM Murmur Review". BBC Music.
^ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. May 31, 2009.
^ "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. December 31, 2023.

[1] "A Brief History of Jangle Pop". Masterclass.com. Retrieved May 3, 2022.

[2] "R.E.M.'s legacy: 6 ways the band changed American music". The Week. September 22, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2015.

[3] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "R.E.M. - Reckoning review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 25, 2015.

[4] Sheffield, Rob (December 6, 2001). "Automatic For The People : R.E.M. : Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 28, 2015.

[5] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002). "Murmur / 1983 / IRS". In Bogdanov, V.; Woodstra, C.; Erlewine, S.T. (eds.). All Music Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). p. 930. ISBN 0-87930-653-X.

[6] Smith, Sid (2007). "REM Murmur Review". BBC Music.

[7] "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. May 31, 2009.

[8] "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. December 31, 2023.

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