Chronic Town EP (CD)
R.E.M.
Amoeba Review
The 1982 EP that started it all for the now legendary R.E.M. has been reissued for its 40th anniversary. The tracks consist of driving post-punk gems with a grit and immediacy that still sounds fresh four decades later. Featuring extensive liner notes from producer Mitch Easter, Chronic Town chronicles a band fresh off the success of their debut single, “Radio Free Europe,” and poised for stardom. If you’re not already a fan, Chronic Town will make you one—the band that would soon take over alt-rock airwaves appears here with distinctive, scrappy, DIY style. If you’re a longtime fan, this reissue will spark up the magic all over again.