Another album soon?? Songs of Ascent

[nirniva]

Bono said it in this month's Rolling Stone.
He also said Every Breaking Wave is probably the first single.

The whole of Interference does not hold enough :Hyper: smilies to express my excitement. But I'll try.


EDIT: Wow, they're hyping a new album three days after their most recent one released? This has to be a land-speed record for any band, ever. Also...wouldn't this technically make WTAHAN the SOA board?

 

[MMP]

The whole of Interference does not hold enough :Hyper: smilies to express my excitement. But I'll try.

Same here...

 

[nirniva]

Personally, I'm hoping for a November release. U2 likes releasing stuff in November, and I've always found that their music goes well with that month...
Also, that gives us just enough time for beach clips, single anticipation, and, inevitably, Leak Week Pt. 2!

 

[digitize]

November release... maybe they can work a song or two into the U.S. leg of the tour, and then play the shit out of the new album on the third leg and beyond?

 

[mikal]

Personally, I'm hoping for a November release. U2 likes releasing stuff in November, and I've always found that their music goes well with that month...
Also, that gives us just enough time for beach clips, single anticipation, and, inevitably, Leak Week Pt. 2!

more like tour soundchecks of them rehearsing new songs.

 

[lazarus]

It's all good. I have summarised my opinions in the proposed map of the album thread.

I Was Lost sounds like it was an early version of Unknown Caller.

Finally someone else onside about Tripoli!!! I have been having arguements for days about it.

Good observation, Dan. Unknown Caller was the only album song title that wasn't listed there (Stand Up Comedy still being referred to as "For Your Love").

 

[nirniva]

November release... maybe they can work a song or two into the U.S. leg of the tour, and then play the shit out of the new album on the third leg and beyond?

YES.
Since Bono's on tour, the live versions will probably be this album's "beach clips." Assuming the album releases in November, here's how I'm guessing things will go down.

ONE MONTH INTO THE TOUR: First SOA song played (probably EBW.)
FOLLOWING WEEKS: More SOA songs are gradually worked into the setlist. Two or three at the most.
SEPTEMBER: The album's release date, along with the date of EBW's radio/iTunes release, is announced.
MID-SEPTEMBER: EBW is released to radio and iTunes.
ONE DAY LATER: Interference officially declares that the new single sucks.

LATE SEPTEMBER: Cover art and final track listing announced.
OCTOBER: LEAK WEEK PT. 2!!!!11!!1
EARLY NOVEMBER: The album is officially released.
THREE DAYS LATER: U2 unofficially announces the next album, with "Moon Mercy (S Edit)" as the lead single.

This is just my best guess, of course. What do you think?

 

[dan_smee]

YES.
Since Bono's on tour, the live versions will probably be this album's "beach clips." Assuming the album releases in November, here's how I'm guessing things will go down.

ONE MONTH INTO THE TOUR: First SOA song played (probably EBW.)
FOLLOWING WEEKS: More SOA songs are gradually worked into the setlist. Two or three at the most.
SEPTEMBER: The album's release date, along with the date of EBW's radio/iTunes release, is announced.
MID-SEPTEMBER: EBW is released to radio and iTunes.
ONE DAY LATER: Interference officially declares that the new single sucks.

LATE SEPTEMBER: Cover art and final track listing announced.
OCTOBER: LEAK WEEK PT. 2!!!!11!!1
EARLY NOVEMBER: The album is officially released.
THREE DAYS LATER: U2 unofficially announces the next album, with "Moon Mercy (S Edit)" as the lead single.

This is just my best guess, of course. What do you think?

I fail to see how any of these observations could possibly be wrong

 

[nirniva]

I fail to see how any of these observations could possibly be wrong

I know, I know, it's probably terribly off. I was just guessing.

 

[Catman]

MID-SEPTEMBER: EBW is released to radio and iTunes.
ONE DAY LATER: Interference officially declares that the new single sucks.

 

[PowerSurge]

I'm just going to throw this out there....


Songs of Ascent cover will include some sort of pic of a mountain peak with the sky and clouds somewhere in the background.

you heard it here first.

 

[dan_smee]

I know, I know, it's probably terribly off. I was just guessing.

haha, i was being honest

 

[nirniva]

I'm just going to throw this out there....


Songs of Ascent cover will include some sort of pic of a mountain peak with the sky and clouds somewhere in the background.

you heard it here first.

And it's going to be in black and white. Obviously.

(Seriously, though, since this album is a "companion piece" to NLOTH and that had a pretty literal cover, I can see this happening.)

 

[nirniva]

haha, i was being honest

Oh, really? Sorry, it's just that it can be very hard to tell what's sarcasm and what's not on the Intertubes.

 

[Catman]

I'm hoping for a gutter shot. I don't know, something like this...

http://thumb.visualizeus.com/thumbs...ilence-f502771bd99e7453fa0851e06325139f_m.jpg

 

[PowerSurge]

I'm hoping for a gutter shot. I don't know, something like this...

http://thumb.visualizeus.com/thumbs...ilence-f502771bd99e7453fa0851e06325139f_m.jpg

Hmmmmm......

I like it.


I like it.

 

[MMP]

I'm just going to throw this out there....


Songs of Ascent cover will include some sort of pic of a mountain peak with the sky and clouds somewhere in the background.

you heard it here first.

But I read it somewhere else?

 

[dan_smee]

I'm just going to throw this out there....


Songs of Ascent cover will include some sort of pic of a mountain peak with the sky and clouds somewhere in the background.

you heard it here first.

either that, or they will steal jag's avatar and have the 'black version; of the NLOTH cover

 

[PowerSurge]

But I read it somewhere else?

source?

 

[PowerSurge]

either that, or they will steal jag's avatar and have the 'black version; of the NLOTH cover

interesting idea...though might be too pretentious and literal.

 

[dan_smee]

interesting idea...though might be too pretentious and literal.

mmm, would be kool if it is really a sister album with similar themes or stories if it was like a negative of the NLOTH cover

 

[dan_smee]

How bout something like this, continuing the theme of using an artists photos

http://www.helmutazamkhan.com/images/ascent.htm

 

[dan_smee]

here's all of them

helmut azam khan - gods watercolours

I like the Nephos series for songs of ascent

 

[digitize]

Album art speculation

 

[PowerSurge]

How bout something like this, continuing the theme of using an artists photos

helmut azam khan - gods watercolours - ascent

If they go this route then I hope they go full color as opposed to B&W.

 

[digitize]

If they go this route then I hope they go full color as opposed to B&W.

I like the irony of having the more 'colorful' album (NLOTH) having the B&W cover and the 'darker', more B&W-feeling album (SOA) having the color cover.

 

[dan_smee]

Nephos 1 is my vote for cover of songs of ascent.

With the band sitting on a bench, edge looking hardcore, bono looking photoshopped placed right in the middle

 

[digitize]

They should just re-use the NLOTH cover, but in psychedelic PopMart-like colors, with Paul McGuinness's head seen bobbing along the surface of the water.

 

[cdirani]

They should just re-use the NLOTH cover, but in psychedelic PopMart-like colors, with Paul McGuinness's head seen bobbing along the surface of the water.

 

[purpleoscar]