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Rather than try to describe what I think the upcoming new R.E.M. album might sound like, I'll do you one better -- I'll give you a sample of it. Or rather, iTunes willl. It looks like Apple is trying something altogether new by offering a free three-minute download that contains thirty-second snippets of most of the songs, run together. So why is this cool? Well, for one thing, the album isn't available yet -- anywhere. So this free download is, essentially, the album's coming-out party. Go get it (it's free), and then come back here and share your thoughts about what you've heard: