AlbumE · 2008
Accelerate
by R.E.M.
Accelerate is a 2008 alternative rock album by R.E.M.. It runs 11 tracks across 35 minutes on Warner Bros. Records.
Alternative Rock · Rock · Garage Rock Revival
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- 81 /100
- 9 critics
- 11
- Tracks
- 35 min
- Runtime
- 130 bpm
- Tempo
- G major
- Key
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Critics
9 publications
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- Spin4.5/5
- The A.V. ClubB+
- AllMusic4/5
- Mojo4/5
- NME8/10
- Rolling Stone4/5
- The Guardian4/5
- Pitchfork6.7/10
- Metacriticaggregate79/100
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Tracklist
11 tracks · 35 min
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About
Accelerate is the 14th studio album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on March 31, 2008 in Europe, and on April 1 in North America. Produced with Jacknife Lee, Accelerate was intended as a departure from the 2004 album Around the Sun. R.E.M. previewed several of the album's tracks during a five-night residency at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and recorded the album in a nine-week schedule.
In brief
- When was Accelerate released?
- Accelerate was released in 2008 on Warner Bros. Records.
- How many tracks are on Accelerate?
- Accelerate has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 35 minutes.
- What genre is Accelerate?
- Accelerate is catalogued under Alternative Rock, Rock, Garage Rock Revival.
- What BPM is Accelerate?
- Accelerate runs at a median tempo of 130 BPM across its tracks, most often in G major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Accelerate?
- Listeners of Accelerate also rate In Rainbows by Radiohead, Songs of Innocence by U2, Greatest Hits by Foo Fighters.
Accelerate at a glance
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Produced by
- Jacknife Lee
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