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  1987

  James

  The production clears further, but the band doesn’t entirely surrender its ambiguity. “Finest Worksong” and “Welcome to the Occupation” channel political anxiety without reducing themselves to slogans, while “King of Birds” lifts into something mystical. Michael Stipe begins projecting outward more confidently, and the rhythm section gains real physical force. It’s the sound of an underground band learning how to fill bigger rooms without simplifying itself. A great band on the verge of becoming rock stars.