Part of the REM covers project at http://mikeslater.com

You Are The Everything

There's an R.E.M. song a day account that needed a cover, and I had a couple hours free! First time micing my new amp instead of going straight in, so it was exhilarating even as it sounds so rough.

Art by Julia gf, similarly banged out. Also for some reason I thought I was doing Aftermath not Wanderlust, so I had her do the title bit.

Wanderlust (banged out R.E.M. cover)

Be Mine (R.E.M. Cover)

part of the REM covers project at http://mikeslater.com

Perfect Circle

Harborcoat

From the REM covers Project at https://mikeslater.com

Sweetness Follows

Stumble (R.E.M. cover)

I am very recent convert to R.E.M., in fact perfectly coinciding with the release and progression of R U Talkin' R.E.M. Re: Me? As they worked their magic, I began to take interest in the music outside the context of the show, and Reveal was the first I listened to independent of their release schedule. It really worked its magic on me. A gloomy summer album, jumping from cotton candy and caramel apples to breakups and facing reality. It's the confident next evolution from a band that refused to get boring in their post-peak days.
When I decided officially in January 2019 to cover this entire album, I gave myself one guideline: no outside sources. I had to learn the songs by listening to them, and transcribe the lyrics as I heard them. So I probably got a lot of that stuff "wrong," but nonetheless true to what I hear. For stylistic approaches, I tried to trust my gut when I had a vision (Beat a Drum, Saturn Return), and otherwise I would turn to Brian Eno's Oblique Strategies, which I would recommend to anyone who is making albums on their own.
The last track on Reveal, Beachball (original version), is unfathomably beautiful. It was the one I was most terrified to tackle, and I decided to rewrite some of the lyrics in order to help me own it in some way first. I hope it's not too blasphemous.

More information on Bandcamp: https://jamesgameboy.bandcamp.com/album/re-reveal

I post songs and updates on albums like this twice a week on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JamesGameboy

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All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star)

Filling in the gaps!

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Stumble (R.E.M. cover)

Imitation Of R.E.M.

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