March 16, 201411 yr Author Oh Dear Lord. What a sad post :cry: :cry: :cry: I know, all a bit of an eyeopener :(
March 18, 201411 yr Author What are U2 looking for in new album? Band’s delayed record has led to speculationn they’re unhappy with the material In June 2012 Bono was on The Late Late Show talking about U2’s new album. He enthused that the band “have just had the best three weeks in the studio since 1979” . However, nearly two years on there is still no sign of this new album from the biggest rock band in the world. And with no album to put in the shops there can be no world tour. This is significant because the last U2 tour (called 360) set an entertainment history record by being the most financially successful live music tour of all time. While all four members of the Dublin-based band have been making soothing noises during the last two years that “the album will be out very soon”, this week the respected music industry publication Billboard carried an exclusive story quoting “multiple sources” which claimed that the new U2 album (and tour) have been put back to 2015. If that is the case it would mark the longest ever break between U2 albums (six years) and would hint at some form of creative crisis at play. Touring plans The Billboard story drew an immediate response from an official U2 representative who told The Irish Times : “U2’s album is planned for this year [2014]. It’s still on track. Touring plans haven’t been confirmed yet.” What is known is that the new album – which has the working title of 10 Reasons to Exist – has been removed from their record company’s spring release schedule. Furthermore, the band have now gone back into a studio in New York with acclaimed US pop songwriter Ryan Tedder (he has penned massive hits for Adele and Beyoncé among others) and producer Paul Epworth, who has worked with Adele and Paul McCartney. The confusion over whether the delayed album will be released this year or next has led to speculation that the band, who split with their long-time manager Paul McGuinness last November, aren’t happy with the material they currently have and have taken the unusual step (for them) of bringing in an outside songwriter at the last minute to help generate a few hit singles. The band have always prided themselves on writing all their own material. Certainly, they were behaving as if the album was coming out this April. In January they did a number of interviews with key US publications, appeared on prominent US TV shows and have generally been in promotional mode for their new work. One industry source said one-time U2 acolytes Coldplay also have a new album out this April, and perhaps U2 didn’t fancy a chart skirmish with their apprentices. U2 are now managed by Los Angeles-based Guy Oseary and the giant live entertainment company Live Nation. The last time the band commented on the delay of the new album was last month when talking to the Hollywood Reporter magazine. Drummer Larry Mullen said taking time off last year to work on a song for the soundtrack of the Nelson Mandela biopic had put a dent in the work. “We were on a roll. It was hard to stop what we were doing. A decision was made to abandon ship to focus on the Mandela soundtrack song,” said Mullen. Getting it right The band are anxious about getting it right on this album. Bono has said: “We know we have to spend a couple of years taking these songs around the world so they’d better be good.” Their last album, 2009’s No Line On The Horizon , had very disappointing sales (for them) of just five million. Previous U2 albums sold 15-20 million. Talking to this reporter two years ago, Bono emphasised how crucial this new album is to the band’s career and status by saying : “It’s actually worse for us now than it was when we went to Berlin [to make the career-saving album Achtung, Baby ]. I think if we don’t come up with a very good reason to make a new album we should just f**k off.” Irish Times.com
March 23, 201411 yr If they don't hurry up most of their fans will be too old, deaf and senile to appreciate it.... (including me <_< )
March 27, 201411 yr Author I think we are not that far off an announcement about the album release, all this ' will they, won't they ' is just for media interest <_<
July 21, 201410 yr Author Bono & Co. working at the new album in South of France Yesterday, it was reported that Bono, the lead singer from the Irish rock band U2, was riding along with his wife, maybe trying to catch up with the Tour de France ;-)) But it seems there’s more to know… According to Sebastien, one of Dom friends’, who was in Eze, next to Nice on the French Riviera, Bono is working at the album in studio with the three other U2 members and their spouse. Sebastien was in Eze to tune up some instruments and says that the band is going to work other there till August 5th. Fingers crossed! http://t.co/PPtOFSyzKh
July 22, 201410 yr I'm not holding my breath. Working on the new album? Pah. More likely they are all building sandcastles on the beach.... :smoke:
July 23, 201410 yr Author U2 comeback on despite Bono's writing struggles http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/...les-637023.html
August 6, 201410 yr Author http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2014/07/u2...eptemberor.html here's a new U2 album coming and there's a good chance it is going to be called Sirens. What isn't very clear is when it will be released. Universal Music in Columbia tweeted "#noticias para los seguidores de @U2. El disco se va a titular #Sirens y estará listo en el mes de Septiembre" which translates roughly to "For fans of U2. The album Sirens will be ready in September." Unfortunately, the tweet was deleted fairly quickly and it was later revealed that the tweet was wrong. The question is, was it wrong or was it an accidental leak? Meanwhile, an article in the Irish Examiner says that the band's new album will be out in November despite Bono suffering from writer's block. The paper quotes London's The Sun which said "The U2 comeback is very much on for this year. This album has been a real struggle for them to make. It's taken a long time and Bono didn't find it easy but they feel very confident now and are convinced the wait has been worth it." ...or, maybe it will be out next year. Sirens, or whatever the final name is for the album, will be U2's first album since 2009's No Line on the Horizon.
August 13, 201410 yr Author U2: Stuck in a moment It has been five years since U2’s last album, and their new one still isn’t quite ready. That hasn’t stopped Bono playing it to passing holidaymakers. What’s going on? http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/u2...oment-1.1890477
August 17, 201410 yr Author Daniel Lanois: U2's new album 'amazing' http://www.torontosun.com/2014/08/14/danie...w-album-amazing
September 9, 201410 yr SUPRISE RELEASD I CAN'T EVEN TYP http://cdn3.pitchfork.com/news/53827/738aa476.jpg OMG. 01 The Miracle (of Joey Ramone) 02 Every Breaking Wave 03 California (There Is No End To Love) 04 Song For Someone 05 Iris (Hold Me Close) 06 Volcano 07 Raised By Wolves 08 Cedarwood Road 09 Sleep Like A Baby Tonight 10 This Is Where You Can Reach Me Now 11 The Troubles EDIT: ALSO FREE!!! Edited September 9, 201410 yr by Heezus
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