Radio Free Europe Orange Rock

Four decades after it lit up college radio and launched R.E.M.s remarkable career, Radio Free Europe is sending out a brandnew signal. The Radio Free Europe 2025 EP is available to streamdownload on May 2. A limitededition 10inch pressing on orange vinyl will be released September 12th and will also be available for preorder. Overseen by original producer Mitch Easterwho mixed the band039s very first recording of Radio Free Europe back in 1981the EP opens with a neverbeforereleased 2025 remix by GRAMMYwinner Jacknife Lee U2, Snow Patrol, Taylor Swift, The Killers. Lee, who produced R.E.M.s final two studio albums, Accelerate and Collapse Into Now, gives the track a fresh take, while staying true to its indierock DNA. The 5track set also features rarities from 1981including the Original HibTone Single mix of 34Radio Free Europe,34 Bside 34Sitting Still,34 plus demos Wh. Tornado and Radio Free Dub, the latter making its digital debut. In 2009, Radio Free Europe was inducted into the Library of Congresss National Recording Registry for setting the pattern for later indierock releases.