S9E488 - R.E.M. 'Murmur' with Tim Quirk

As debut albums go, you'd be hard-pressed to find one more foundationally influential to modern indie/alternative rock than R.E.M.s 1983 release, 'Murmur'. This week's guest Tim Quirk (Too Much Joy, Wonderlick) joins Rob as they attempt to convey the monumental importance this record had on their lives.

Songs discussed in this episode: Radio Free Europe (R.E.M. cover, live) - The Replacements; Radio Free Europe (Original Hib-Tone single) - R.E.M.; You Are Loved, Eric, Come Get On My Cloud - Wonderlick; Radio Free Europe, Little America, Wolves, Lower, Pilgrimage, Laughing, Talk About The Passion, Moral Kiosk, Perfect Circle, Catapult, Catapult (1982 Stephen Hague demo) - R.E.M.; Crush Story - Too Much Joy; Sitting Still (Original Hib-Tone single), Sitting Still, 9-9 - R.E.M.; At Home He's A Tourist - Gang Of Four; Shaking Through, We Walk, West Of The Fields - R.E.M.; Floating Toward Virginia - Wonderlick