Mike Mills wants to smell like Ariana Grande , the R.E.M. bassist admits on “My Cologne,” the first single from his recently-formed supergroup Howl Owl Howl. Alongside Hootie and the Blowfish’s Darius Rucker and the Black Crowes’ Steve Gorman , Mills poked fun at the pop star’s beauty and fragrance brand R.E.M., which shares a name with her Sweetener deep cut “R.E.M.” — but also with his band and, maybe most famously, the sleep cycle.

“Ariana Grande put out a record not long ago, and her first single was called ‘R.E.M.,’ [Note: it was actually “No Tears Left to Cry,” but we’ll let it slide this time] . It’s the dream stage of sleep, that’s where we got it. It’s universal. That’s fine,” Mills said in an Instagram video about the single. “And she put out a line of perfu

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