Rock band U2 is coming back for more, with a new album in the works.
According to Esquire, the legendary band is getting started on new music and even gearing up for a whole new tour, following an interview with lead singer Bono.
“Everyone in the band seems desperate for it,” the 65-year-old musician told Esquire “It’s like their lives depend on it. … And, as I tell them, they do.”
U2 is a 22-time Grammy-winning band from Ireland known for hit songs like “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” “Beautiful Day,” “One” and “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.”
The iconic band’s last album, Songs of Experience, was released in 2017 and was the world’s sixth-best-selling album of the year. It was followed by the Experience + Innocence Tour in 2018, as well as reimagined versions of iconic tracks.
In 2023, the band began a residency from at Las Vegas’s Sphere, where their production and artistry earned rave reviews.
This new album remains untitled and with no release date, but the “With or Without You” vocalist shared that one song is tentatively titled “Freedom Is a Feeling,” and will focus on the freedom that is a part of rock ‘n’ roll. He also confirmed that famed producer Brian Eno, who previously worked on classic albums like “The Joshua Tree,” “Achtung Baby” and “Zooropa,” will be returning to work with the band.
Bono, whose real name is Paul David Hewson, also mentioned how excited he is to play the highly anticipated songs live, hinting at a future tour: “I just like to play live,” he told the magazine. “You want to have some very good reasons to leave home.”