U2 has been working hard on their new album slated to come out in 2009, their first in over 4 years. They have reportedly returned to the sound of their older albums.
The direct quote from Bono was:
“We’ve hit a rich songwriting vein. It gets a bit dark down here but looks like we’ve found diamonds not coal. I thought a while back we might have the album wrapped by now, but why come up above ground now if there’s more priceless stuff to be found?
It’s a brand new chapter for us. Everyone we’ve played the tracks to has said that musically it feels like another departure.
The last two records were very personal, with a kind of three-piece at their heart, the primary colours of rock – bass, guitars and drum. But what we’re about now is of the same order as the transition that took us from ‘The Joshua Tree’ to ‘Achtung Baby’.
He says that they will not leave the studio until they have the best work possible. It is good to hear that people think the new material sounds like a departure. I mean this is U2 we are talking about. This stuff sounds like it may be amazing. Look out for a release early 2009. I am counting down the days!!
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