Good news, U2 fans!
As the New Year unfolds, U2 has offered some details about their upcoming album, "Songs Of Experience."
In an interview with Q magazine, frontman Bono and The Edge says that it may be may be a bit like 1993's "Zooropa" collection. The Edge said Brian Eno, the producer, "would love to see us making albums a bit more like [Zooropa]. Where we go, 'You know what? We're not going to second-guess any of this. Let's just go for it.'" He also raved about the Irish rockers' experience writing on the road. "I think there's a quality you get when there's a certain momentum to the process."
In the same interview with Q, Bono mentioned that his bike accident that happened in 2014 helped the progress of of the album. He had plenty of time to write. He also said that there is really a reason why most successful groups while on tour because some ideas just pop out of your head.
Meanwhile, Entertainment Weekly had a chance to speak with Bono way back in October last year that 18 tracks have already been recorded and it includes an epic song titled, "Tightrope." He added, "It's very up. And, you know, that's probably what the experience has taught us: to be fully in the moment and that fun is respected, and joy is not to be let go of."
"Songs of Experience" would be a direct follow up to the band's 2014 album titled, "Songs of Innocence." According to DIY, it iso so name because of Bono's obsession with William Blake's 1789 poetry compilation, "Songs of Innocence and Experience."
It is expected to be released this year.
Moving forward, U2 hopes not to have a five-year gap between records just like what happened with "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" to "No Line on the Horizon," and between "Horizon" and "Innocence," calling the lengthy respite "inexcusable," Entertainment Weekly ends.