# Michael Stipe – “Hum Desiderata”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/michael-stipe-hum-desiderata/
- Published: 2026-07-25T16:44:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-25T17:06:58+00:00
- Original publisher: Stereogum
- Original article: https://stereogum.com/2506306/michael-stipe-hum-desiderata/music/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Michael Stipe releases another solo-album preview.
- “Hum Desiderata” sets a 1927 poem to music.
- The track is exclusive to Joyfully Waiting.

## Summary

Michael Stipe has released “Hum Desiderata”, a new preview of his forthcoming debut solo album. The former R.E.M. singer’s latest release follows his April debut of “The Rest Of Ever”, signalling further progress towards a solo project after decades leading the band.

The track is available exclusively through the sound-exhibition platform Joyfully Waiting. It combines an instrumental called “Hum”, made by Stipe and Andy LeMaster, with Stipe and vocalist Elizabeth Hatmaker reciting Max Ehrmann’s 1927 poem “Desiderata”; Stipe recently also performed the Rooster theme song on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and received an Emmy nomination connected to his Simpsons episode.

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