R.E.M.
Automatic For The People

What to say about an album like this... It's hard to find the exact words to define the emotions you experience while listening to it.

It must be said that this is a very melancholic record, it talks about death and the suicidal instincts that drive people to end it all.
Besides that, it's also an album that tries to strengthen the spirits of those who find themselves in these desperate situations. Just listen to the beautiful "Everybody Hurts" to realize the strength with which Stipe tries to do this. But "Everybody Hurts" is just a pearl of the undisputed masterpiece that is this album.
It ranges from blues hymns like "Drive" to rock ballads like the enigmatic "Find The River"... Of course, passing through songs whose central themes include memory ("Nightswimming"), social criticism ("Ignoreland"), admiration for someone who is no longer there ("Man On The Moon"), or the sadness in realizing you're very close to the end of life ("Try Not To Breathe").

A unique album, I reiterate. It should be counted among the milestones of rock and can easily be placed alongside three other masterpieces by the group, such as "Murmur", "Out Of Time", and "New Adventures In Hi-Fi".