New Adventures in Hi-Fi

New Adventures in Hi-Fi
New Adventures in Hi-Fi
	Cover to the standard edition of the album.
Studio album by R.E.M.
Released	September 9, 1996
Recorded	1995–1996 at various locations in the United States
Genre	Folk rock; jangle pop;
Length	65:33
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Scott Litt; R.E.M.;
R.E.M. chronology
Singles from New Adventures in Hi-Fi
	"E-Bow the Letter"; Released: August 19, 1996; "Bittersweet Me"; Released: October 21, 1996; "Electrolite"; Released: December 2, 1996; "How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us"; Released: 1997;
Special Edition
	Special edition of the album—a cardboard slipcase covers a 64-page hardback book

New Adventures in Hi-Fi is the tenth studio album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was their fifth major-label release for Warner Bros. Records, released on September 9, 1996, in Europe and Australia, and the following day in the United States. New Adventures in Hi-Fi was the band's final album recorded with founding drummer Bill Berry (who left the band amicably the following year), original manager Jefferson Holt, and long-time producer Scott Litt. The members of R.E.M. consider the recorded album representative of the band at their peak,^[4] and fans generally regard it as the band's last great record before a perceived artistic decline during the late 1990s and early 2000s.^[5] It has sold around seven million units, growing in cult status years after its release, with several retrospectives ranking it among the top of the band's recorded catalogue.^[6]

^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 17, 1996. p. 35.
^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. October 19, 1996. p. 37.
^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. November 30, 1996. p. 45.
^ Howe, Sean (November 15, 2016). "After a Trip Back in Time, Michael Stipe Is Ready to Return to Music". The New York Times. p. C6.
^ Mojo, November 1996
^ Melis, Matt; Gerber, Justin; Weiss, Dan (November 6, 2017). "Ranking: Every R.E.M. Album from Worst to Best". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 20, 2020.

[1] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 17, 1996. p. 35.

[2] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. October 19, 1996. p. 37.

[3] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. November 30, 1996. p. 45.

[nyt-4] Howe, Sean (November 15, 2016). "After a Trip Back in Time, Michael Stipe Is Ready to Return to Music". The New York Times. p. C6.

[ReferenceA-5] Mojo, November 1996

[cos-6] Melis, Matt; Gerber, Justin; Weiss, Dan (November 6, 2017). "Ranking: Every R.E.M. Album from Worst to Best". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 20, 2020.

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