▁Performance ▁Co - P il ot ▁official ▁website ▁ ▁SL AC ▁list ▁of ▁network ▁monitoring ▁tools ▁ ▁Category : Free ▁network - related ▁software <0x0A> </s> ▁Acc eler ate ▁is ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁studio ▁album ▁by ▁American ▁alternative ▁rock ▁band ▁R . E . M ., ▁released ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁Europe , ▁and ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁Produ ced ▁with ▁Jack n ife ▁Lee , ▁Acc eler ate ▁was ▁intended ▁as ▁a ▁departure ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁album ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁Sun . ▁R . E . M . ▁preview ed ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁album ' s ▁tracks ▁during ▁a ▁five - night ▁res iden cy ▁at ▁the ▁Olymp ia ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Dublin , ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁and ▁recorded ▁the ▁album ▁in ▁a ▁nine - week ▁schedule . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁her ald ed ▁as ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁form ▁for ▁the ▁band , ▁receiving ▁a ▁warm ▁reception ▁from ▁music ▁critics ▁and ▁ach ieving ▁a ▁ 7 9 / 1 0 0 ▁rating ▁on ▁Met ac rit ic . ▁Review ers ▁often ▁compl iment ed ▁the ▁ag gress ive , ▁purpose ful ▁sound ▁of ▁the ▁songs , ▁with ▁Q ▁magazine ▁critic ▁Keith ▁Camer on ▁stating ▁that ▁" Acc eler ate ▁is ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁a ▁band ▁having ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁good ▁word ▁with ▁themselves — and ▁us ." ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁recording ▁ ▁R . E . M .' s ▁previous ▁record ▁Ar ound ▁the