Could U2’s Next Album Feature Folk Music?

U2 guitarist the Edge stated the band is working with Brian Eno on music with an Irish folks aspect, which may seem on their subsequent album.

Following 2017’s Songs of Expertise, U2 launched Songs of Give up final yr, that includes new recordings of outdated materials. They’ve simply launched How you can Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb, containing unreleased classes from 2004.

In 2023 the Edge hinted that he was occupied with making extra aggressive music, saying, “I’ve been engaged on new stuff … that’s way more important and requires a U2 band sound to satisfy it. I’m undecided U2 are going to show into AC/DC precisely. … However I’m completely satisfied that the guitar goes to be entrance and middle.”

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In a brand new interview with BBC Radio 2, the Edge referred to “loopy new music” beneath manufacturing with Eno, including that “Bono and I are engaged on some loopy sort of sci-fi Irish folks music, which may find yourself turning into part of the brand new U2 album. We’re undecided but; we’ll see.”

He added, “A part of our sort of course of is to go so broadly away from, off observe, and … the method of bringing issues again on observe is sort of the way you get type of distinctive sounding music.”

The guitarist additionally talked about that “a bunch of lovely Irish musicians” had been concerned within the mission.

Larry Mullen Has Returned to Work with U2

“We’re at that nice section the place we don’t should overthink it,” he continued. “We’re simply making music and loving that course of. After which we’ll work out the place issues belong afterwards. So there’s a few completely different tasks.”

Drummer Larry Mullen, who’d taken trip since September 2023 for surgical procedure, has additionally returned to work with U2. Describing the reunion as “great,” the Edge famous, “We’ve obtained him within the studio. He’s good. He’s taking it straightforward, however he’s again within the saddle on the drums [and] doing a little recording with us. And so we’ll be doing a bit extra of that earlier than the top of the yr.”