U2 is set to release a new album of old material. The Irish rockers just announced they’re dropping Songs Of Surrender, featuring “40 Songs. Reimagined and rerecorded,” on March 17, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. The album appears to be inspired by Bono’s recently released biography, Surrender: 40 Songs; One Story. Based on […]
Read MoreNew U2 album due in the spring says Adam Clayton
U2 bassist Adam Clayton confirmed what rumours have been suggesting for the past few months – a new U2 album will be with us in the first half of 2016. In an interview with RTÉ’s Shay Byrne for the Walk In My Shoes radio to promote World Mental Health Awareness Week, Clayton revealed that work […]
Read MoreSongs of Innocence – the U2Radio Review
I form relationships with albums much like I do with people. Some of my most enduring friendships are with folks who I knew for weeks or even months before we struck up a friendship. Some of my favorite albums were the same way – they took a while to grow on me before I really […]
Read MoreWhy U2? – Reason #26 – It Ain’t Easy Being A World Famous Rock Star
It’s been a long time since the last U2 record. No Line on the Horizon was out in the first quarter of 2009, more than five years ago. Since then, we’ve gotten a couple of pretty great fan-club releases, the massive (or not, depending on what version you bought) Achtung Baby reissue set, and a […]
Read MoreU2 Invigorated by Nineties sounds
Few releases can cause as much speculation, anticipation and activity as a new U2 album, but the scale of interest preceding the release of Pop, the band’s 11th album, is unprecedented in recent years. There have been leaks, broken embargoes and wild rumours surrounding the project since it began 14 months ago, and these have […]
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