U2 head to the studio

When a band as big as U2 enter the studio to begin recording a new album, it’s pretty breaking news…


U2 has hit the studio in Dublin to continue work on its next album with longtime collaborators Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. “We’re going to try and break new sonic ground and deliver a masterpiece,” Lanois tells Billboard.com. “The sleeves are rolled up. Bono is all charged up with a lyrical angle…

“There’s so much material,” he says, referring to speculation that the sessions could yield two new albums. “When you get Eno and I and those guys in the room, before lunch there’s like eight things.”

[Billboard]

Two albums? I’m surprised U2 fans aren’t celebrating in the streets. After all, it has been four years since the release of How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.

All this come just two week after the release of U2 3D.

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2 Responses to “U2 head to the studio”

  1. Whoa, I knew they were planning on doing something soon, but it’s good to hear they’re actually heading into the studio.

    And if U2 actually does put out a double-album, I will be one happy consumer.

    Good news.

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