R.E.M. ’s  Michael Stipe has given a live debut to a new solo song ‘The Rest Of Ever’ on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert  – watch below. READ MORE:   NME  meets R.E.M.: “We needed swagger – to be loud and raw” The legendary singer  has been working on his first full solo album for several years  and while he has said in recent weeks that  it has taken “longer than I wanted” , he has said  he is now adding the finishing touches to the record , and has said it should be out in 2026. On Thursday (April 23), Stipe appeared on Colbert to play the never-before-heard song ‘The Rest Of Ever’, alongside the house band Louis Cato and The Great Big Joy Machine. The mature, contemplative track sounds like a slower-tempo version of an outtake from R.E.M.’s ‘Monster’, with Stipe earnestly addressing a loved one, embracing the deep huskiness of his current vocal register.…