The debut album from Athens, Georgia band R.E.M., Murmur was an immediate underground smash, with "Radio Free Europe" topping the college radio charts and "Catapult" following it into the top 10. The album is considered a key release in the revival of underground guitar rock and the transition from post-punk and new wave to alternative rock. Murmur is the debut album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released in 1983 on I.R.S. Records. Murmur drew critical acclaim upon its release for its sound, defined by singer Michael Stipe's cryptic lyrics, guitarist Peter Buck's jangly guitar style, and bassist Mike Read more on Last.fm.
This musically brilliant and lyrically confused time piece is both difficult to like and impossible to dislike. It’s fast,pissy college rock with no signs of filler. I became a fan.