R.E.M. Reunite Again: Watch Them Play “Pretty Persuasion” With Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy

Maybe this shouldn’t feel so miraculous, but it sure seems like the four members of R.E.M. like getting back together, hanging out with each other, and even playing music in public if it feels right. Last year, the actor Michael Shannon and the indie rock lifer Jason Narducy went out on tour, playing R.E.M.’s classic debut album Murmur in full every night. During that tour, they hit the 40 Watt Club in R.E.M.’s Athens hometown, and all four members of R.E.M. came out to join them onstage. It was the first time they’d all shared a stage since their Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction, 17 years earlier. Last night, Shannon and Narducy returned to the 40 Watt Club, and it happened all over again.