Will Hermes reviewed the new REM album on last night’s All Things Considered. After he played part of a song in which Stipe sings, “I wanna kiss the astronauts when they salute to me,” Hermes said, “Heck, I wanted to kiss the astronauts, too. Who didn’t? They embodied a moment when our country’s greatness was measured less by our ability to wage war and more by our ability to dream.”