R.E.M. Is having something of a moment. They’ve been active on their Instagram for a good while, though it has to be their office since they broke up years ago and the members each have their own personal accounts. But since The Bear (great, great show on Hulu) featured the song “Strange Currencies” heavily in two episodes, the band made a Bear mix and two new videos.

Here’s the lyric video, which is unlike any lyric video you’ve seen before.

Now, they’ve released a Spotify playlist of 40 songs, with each member’s picks on IG. I assembled the picks below. Bravo to Bill Berry for giving my “Voice of Harold” some love. It’s a favorite. If you don’t know the song or the origination and you’re a big fan of how music gets made, go look it up — you’ll enjoy it.

Y’all know OK Go is one of my favorite bands. Not only for their music, but because they are wackadoodles. They reenacted a scene from The Beanie Bubble film for their Instagram.

I love Crooked Media and Jon Lovett.

I’ve spent hours with two if children watching people draw on YouTube.

Now I’m watching Interstellar and I’m convinced that Christopher Nolan wants to give us hearing damage by purposely making his movies super quiet, then blaringly loud.

If this isn’t the truth…

My husband finally understands this about me.

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