R.E.M have begun recording their new album inVancouver.
As previously reported, the band have hiredBloc Party andSnow Patrol producerJacknife Lee to work with them on the follow-up to 2004’s‘Around The Sun’.
According to fansitemurmurs.com, the band plan to spend a few weeks in the Canadian city before heading toDublin to work on the rest of the record.
While in the Irish capital,R.E.M will play five sold-out ‘working rehearsal’ dates at theOlympia Theatre on June 30 and July 1, 3, 4 and 5.
FrontmanMichael Stipe said of the shows: “Returning toDublin for our live rehearsal this summer provides the great start we need for our next albums work. I intend to hit the ground running.”
BassistMike Mills added: “I’ve seen so many great shows at theOlympia, fromThe Waterboys toLou Reed, and am thrilled to play at this wonderful venue, and in front of some of the best fans in the world, too.”
There is no release date for the record as yet, but it is thought that a late 2007 release is likely.
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