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Accelerate (Black LP) BF2023 15 years laterAccelerate is R. E. M.s 14th studio album, released in 2008. The album was intended as a departure from their last album, Around the Sun, and was complimented for the aggressive, purposeful sound of the songs. Stipe said his lyrics on Accelerate were inspired by the contemporary state of the nation, saying, "When the empire is going down the toilet, it's easy to write great, angry songs (Spin). It debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 and stayed on the