Vanity Fair shared a great piece on Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy and how their R.E.M. project came to be.
“With Shannon’s brooding intensity and unexpectedly powerful vocals at the center, the group offers vivid recreations of the early songs of R.E.M., from the time before ‘Losing My Religion’ or ‘Everybody Hurts,’ when the band was the underground darling of college radio. The performances can be mesmerizing, not only to those of us who consider ourselves longstanding, diehard enthusiasts of R.E.M., but to those who were actually in the original band itself.” — Vanity Fair
“What makes the project more than just a vanity gig, or some A-lister’s whim, is the depth of seriousness Shannon brings to it, as well as the quality of musicians behind him. The band is led by Jason Narducy, a versatile singer and guitarist from the Chicago suburb of Evanston who has played in groups like Superchunk and with Bob Mould. Joining him are a host of other accomplished musical artists, such as John Stirratt of Wilco, on bass, and Jon Wurster, who once recorded with R.E.M., on drums.” — Vanity Fair
“Awash in a state of jubilant disbelief, we all seemed to recognize that this was the closest we might come to the R.E.M. reunion that its members have long assured us will never take place. Yet what was most moving was watching them share in our collective astonishment. It was as if they, too, had been transported back to 1983.” — Vanity Fair
Read the full article HERE.
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