Nude as the News: Murmur
- Troy Carpenter's review: "This enigmatic but beautiful record doesn't really define a time period or make any obvious political statements. It merely stands as a finely-crafted piece of music, one of those albums that stands never to lose its magic.&
- http://www.nudeasthenews.com/reviews/210

RollingStone.com: Review: R.E.M., Murmur
- Steve Pond's review: "What they're saying is less fascinating than how they say it, and Murmur's indelible appeal results from its less elusive charms." Rated 4 stars.
- http://www.rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=31002

Awesome80s.com: R.E.M. - Murmur
- Douglas Wolk's review: "Peter Buck's chinging guitar, Michael Stipe's impassioned but incomprehensible singing, and the band's unpretentious interaction with its audience were genuinely revolutionary at the time."
- http://www.awesome80s.com/Awesome80s/Music/1983/R.E.M.-Murmur.asp

Barefoot Jim's Review: R.E.M. - Murmur
- Jim Connelly's review: "A hypnotic, dreamy trip into ringing guitars, driving drums and exquisite harmonies that is at once beautiful and powerful."
- http://home.earthlink.net/~barefootjim/writing/reviews/rem_murmur.html