#TBTXPN Featured Artist: R.E.M.
The Athens, Georgia trailblazers get the spotlight all day long.
#TBTXPN Featured Artist: R.E.M.
The quintessential 80s college rock band and today’s #TBTXPN featured artist: R.E.M. They seamlessly blended the traditional and modern with their guitar hooks, cryptic lyrics, and post-punk aesthetic.
R.E.M. are often noted as being repsonsible for transforming the American underground and bringing bringing guitar pop back into the fold. They represented the idea of counterculture for so many and would continue to do so for 31 years. Before disbanding in 2011, they released 15 albums, won numerous Grammys, joined the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and left a legacy of era-defining music.
Listen throughout the day for R.E.M.’s hits, B-sides, live songs and more throughout the day, on XPN.org.
