http://billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003608465&imw=Y
The new songs were mostly upbeat rockers in the style of 1994's "Monster." "Disguised" and "Mr. Richards" gave guitarists Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey a chance to rock out. But they also unveiled some slower, more contemplative tunes, such as "Houston," for which Mike Mills switched to organ and Buck switched to acoustic guitar. "Worst Joke Ever," "Horse to Water" and "Until the Day Is Done" also received an enthusiastic response.But the best of the bunch was "On the Fly," a classic R.E.M. song on which Stipe's soaring vocals were perfectly complemented by McCaughey's wistful pedal steel guitar. Stipe actually declared it was in his top five songs he's ever written.
The wold really needs a new, good R. E. M. record, so this report is encouraging news. One correction, though: "Worst Joke Ever" is from "Around the Sun" not a new song.
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