R.E.M.’s Peter Buck releases new single

Peter Buck, of R.E.M., performs onstage during the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala June 13, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame)

By Debra Green

R.E.M. guitarist and co-founder Peter Buck has released

new music with his latest band, Drink The Sea.

The band also features Screaming Trees’ Barrett Martin, Eleven’s Alain Johannes and others. It just released the track “Oh Desire,” written by Buck and Johannes, with Johannes on vocals.