The album is available to stream in full and Spotify is also offering a number of competition prizes including a guitar signed by the members of R.E.M. and a Sonos home audio system.

This streaming exclusive is similar to the one in February 2009 when Spotify partnered with The Guardian to offer users access to U2's No Line On The Horizon album a week before its release.

Rumours of Spotify's launch in the US are growing with suggestions in recent ...