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R.E.M.—“Nightswimming”

60 Songs That Explain the '90s

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Automatic: A Review

The biggest flex on automatic for the people is the unblinking consistency of its melancholy. There's a song you forget about every time it surprises you every time you listen to the album again. Night Swimming is so committed to joy and wonder and melancholy that it's literally called Night Swimming.

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