Michael Stipe's Solo Album: The Rest of Ever

0:00It's April 24th. This is Music News Today. AI powered stories from the music world. I'm Cory with the story. Michael Stipe hit the lay show this Thursday to drop his brand new track called The Rest of Ever, The XR, EM. Frontman finally spilled the beans on his first solo album, set to drop by the end of the year. He performed live with Louis Cato and the Great Big Joy Machine, the same crew from his last single. Stipe called it a world premiere just for the show and the fans. He mentioned he's polishing the final lyrics right now, turning this long-boring project into reality after years in the works. Fans lit up over his wild song ideas, like one capturing the sound of a tree in his Georgia backyard, hearing itself for the first time, sounding, straight like Daft Punk. There's even a seashanny riffing on the old drunken sailor tune. Type geeked out on hearing fresh takes on REM. Classics live, something he missed out on back in the day.

1:02He kept it like, too, joking that for an REM biopic, they need someone super hot like Billy Eilish to play him. Over the past seven years, he's teased us with tracks like, Your Capricious Soul for Charity, Drive to the Ocean, and no time for love like now with, Aaron Desner from The National. With the solo album wrapping up soon, Stipe's keeping that creative fire alive, blending his roots with fresh sounds we can't wait to hear.