***"R.E.M."*** was an American rock band from ***[Athens, Georgia](<a href="https://cutt.ly/NmRkghQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/NmRkghQ</a>)***, formed in 1980 by drummer ***[Bill Berry](<a href="https://cutt.ly/AmRklXQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/AmRklXQ</a>)***, guitarist ***[Peter Buck](<a href="https://cutt.ly/ymRkcq5" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/ymRkcq5</a>)***, bassist ***[Mike Mills](<a href="https://cutt.ly/CmRknrO" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/CmRknrO</a>)***, and lead vocalist ***[Michael Stipe](<a href="https://cutt.ly/lmRkQn5" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/lmRkQn5</a>)***, who were students at the University of Georgia.<br /> <br />Combining ringing guitar hooks with mumbled, cryptic lyrics and a D.I.Y. aesthetic borrowed from post-punk, the band simultaneously sounded traditional and modern. <br />While there were a number of hardcore and punk bands in the U.S. during the early '80s, ***"R.E.M."*** brought guitar pop back into the underground lexicon. The band marked the point when post-punk turned into alternative rock, and inspired countless bands, from the legions of jangle pop groups in the mid-'80s to scores of alternative pop groups in the '90s, who admired their slow climb to stardom.<br /><br />Recorded during and immediately following R.E.M.'s ***"Monster tour"***, ***"New Adventures in Hi-Fi"*** feels like it was recorded on the road. Not only are all of ***Stipe's*** lyrics on the album about moving or travel, the sound is ragged and varied, pieced together from tapes recorded at shows, soundtracks, and studios, giving it a loose, careening charm. <br /><br />The fans generally regard it as the band's last great record before a perceived artistic decline during the late 1990s and early 2000s. <br />This was their swan song, chaotically recorded in various places full of raw gems, and the last adventure in hi-fi with founding member ***Bill Berry***, original manager ***[Jefferson Holt](<a href="https://cutt.ly/dmPQED4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/dmPQED4</a>)***, and long-time producer ***[Scott Litt](<a href="https://cutt.ly/1mPQQN0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/1mPQQN0</a>)***. <br /><br />***”Zither”*** is the eleventh song on the band’s tenth studio album ***"[New Adventures In Hi-Fi](<a href="https://cutt.ly/lmPAJ4v" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/lmPAJ4v</a>)"***, released on September 9, 1996 for ***"Warner Bros. 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