File Under Water

An R.E.M. podcast.

About the show

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk you through R.E.M.'s history, albums, music, and influence.

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Episodes

  • Episode 20: Finale

    October 25th, 2017  |  1 hr 26 mins

    It's the end of the show as we know it (and we feel fine).

  • Episode 19: Collapse Into Now

    October 11th, 2017  |  1 hr 35 mins

    R.E.M. goes out on a high note.

  • Episode 18: Accelerate

    September 27th, 2017  |  1 hr 10 mins

    R.E.M. pulls out of its nosedive.

  • Episode 17: Around the Sun

    September 13th, 2017  |  1 hr 27 mins

    Listen to this episode instead of the album.

  • Episode 16: Reveal

    August 30th, 2017  |  1 hr 48 mins

    Summer turns to why.

  • Episode 15: Up

    August 16th, 2017  |  1 hr 51 mins

    This is what a three-legged dog sounds like.

  • Episode 14: Unplugged

    August 2nd, 2017  |  47 mins 44 secs

    Our second letters episode also looks at two MTV Unplugged performances, separated by a decade.

  • Episode 13: New Adventures in Hi Fi

    July 19th, 2017  |  2 hrs 9 mins

    One last hurrah for the boys as we knew them.

  • Episode 12: Monster

    July 5th, 2017  |  1 hr 27 mins

    Bigger, dumber, more inconsistent.

  • Episode 11: Automatic for the People

    June 21st, 2017  |  2 hrs 3 mins

    Two cars in every garage, and a copy of "Automatic for the People" on every media shelf.

  • Episode 10: Out of Time

    June 7th, 2017  |  1 hr 36 mins

    It took seven albums and 11 years, but R.E.M. finally got their breakthrough in 1991.

  • Episode 9: Green

    May 24th, 2017  |  1 hr 47 mins

    The move to a new label brings a new sound.

  • Episode 8: Document

    May 10th, 2017  |  1 hr 40 mins

    Their first platinum record. Their first top ten single. Their first kinda bad album?

  • Episode 7: Dead Letter Office

    April 26th, 2017  |  1 hr 21 mins

    We've already talked about most of the B-sides, so instead we turn to the mail bag to read your R.E.M. thoughts.

  • Episode 6: Lifes Rich Pageant

    April 12th, 2017  |  1 hr 26 mins

    The top half is R.E.M. at the top of their game, and the bottom half is, appropriately, some bullshit.

  • Episode 5: Fables of the Reconstruction

    March 23rd, 2017  |  1 hr 23 mins

    The band didn't like it. The critics didn't like it. But we do.