Kyle Meredith with... Mike Mills (R.E.M.)

R.E.M.’s Mike Mills on the Electronics, Mystery, & Difficult Circumstances of 1998’s Up
R.E.M.’s Mike Mills catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about the 25th anniversary edition of Up, their first post-Bill Berry album that found the Athens band trying out a new electronic-based sound. The bassist/songwriter discusses the difficult circumstances in which the LP was created, how they found the sound, and stories behind songs “Airportman,” “Sad Professor,” “Daysleeper,” and “Hope”. Mills goes on to talk about why they decided to not include the demos on this deluxe package, while also confirming that there are “plenty of unheard songs in the vault.” The two also chat about the band’s recent resurgence in the popular zeitgeist, from covers from The Monkees Mickey Dolenz and Soccer Mommy to the use of their music on TV series The Bear, and we get a little known story about remixing their debut album Murmur after I.R.S. tried to give it the 80s sound that was in vogue at the time.
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[@KyleMeredith]

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[@dermotgodfrey1454]

Great interview ,and it really adds to the content when the interviewer is a genuine fan like yourself...great job!

[@Ohlifeisbigger]

Brilliant interview. Can-not believe Up is 25 yrs old

[@void0094]

I love what Mike says towards the end of the video. I discovered R.E.M. in 2019 when I was 14 years old and since then they are my favorite band. I'm glad they were trying to maintain the timeless sound on Murmur. In my opinion nothing else sounds like that record and it's amazing.

[@lindseeziegler90]

Excellent artist! I miss REM. ... Can't wait for that Demo of Suspicion someday !! (hopefully)

[@cosmicdrifter287]

Up was another excellent REM album.

[@paullagasse5504]

Mike Denver? ...jk ...gave me a tiny tiny tiny bit of hope what mr mills said at the end of the interview that he's going to try to keep 2024 a little more of a open schedule??? Interesting