dan_smee
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OK, so there has been a small flurry of activity recently.
- Recent interviews have continued mentions of Songs of Experience as still being on the radar, and songs are being worked on while on tour
- In the final episode of You Talkin' U2 To Me? with Scott Ackerman and Adam Scott, U2 crashed the party for an interview, where the band suggested they would rather get rawer songs out sooner. They claimed it was unacceptable to take as long as they have lately. After the show, they played some songs to the Scotts, who were blown away with the quality.
- An 8 September tweet from U2Wanderer claimed an announcement the next day would potentially be more than the Irish dates (turned out to be false, however there could be more to that still to come. https://twitter.com/u2w/status/641020916349186049
- On 9 September, Dutch cafe owners related a story where the band booked time on a nearby beach for a photoshoot that was claimed to be for the new album. Recent instagram photos from U2 have shown them on a beach, with photographer Anton Corbijn, and an apparent wardrobe change in a forrest.
- Bono confirmed in concert that the shoot was indeed for the new album https://twitter.com/u2wanderer/status/643134971906027521
- Bono mentioned it to a fan signing autographs mentioning they have loads of songs, and that Edge was 'on fire' https://twitter.com/wolfgang_willms/status/642864578540490753?s=09
So, news seems pretty positive.
My opinion on the likelihood of dates:
1. March 2016 - It makes the most sense that if U2 are touring the US and Europe next year, they would do so on the back of a new album. For 360, they fell short, but re-invigorated the shows with 6 total new songs across the European leg.
2. Nov/Dec 2015 - Ready in time for Christmas - having photos shot this early would certainly be enough time to have an album out ready to maximise Christmas sales - not so sure they care so much about that these days.
3. Second half of 2016 or later - No real logic here - only really on the cards should U2 suffer their customary crisis, and bail on the release.
- Recent interviews have continued mentions of Songs of Experience as still being on the radar, and songs are being worked on while on tour
- In the final episode of You Talkin' U2 To Me? with Scott Ackerman and Adam Scott, U2 crashed the party for an interview, where the band suggested they would rather get rawer songs out sooner. They claimed it was unacceptable to take as long as they have lately. After the show, they played some songs to the Scotts, who were blown away with the quality.
- An 8 September tweet from U2Wanderer claimed an announcement the next day would potentially be more than the Irish dates (turned out to be false, however there could be more to that still to come. https://twitter.com/u2w/status/641020916349186049
- On 9 September, Dutch cafe owners related a story where the band booked time on a nearby beach for a photoshoot that was claimed to be for the new album. Recent instagram photos from U2 have shown them on a beach, with photographer Anton Corbijn, and an apparent wardrobe change in a forrest.
- Bono confirmed in concert that the shoot was indeed for the new album https://twitter.com/u2wanderer/status/643134971906027521
- Bono mentioned it to a fan signing autographs mentioning they have loads of songs, and that Edge was 'on fire' https://twitter.com/wolfgang_willms/status/642864578540490753?s=09
So, news seems pretty positive.
My opinion on the likelihood of dates:
1. March 2016 - It makes the most sense that if U2 are touring the US and Europe next year, they would do so on the back of a new album. For 360, they fell short, but re-invigorated the shows with 6 total new songs across the European leg.
2. Nov/Dec 2015 - Ready in time for Christmas - having photos shot this early would certainly be enough time to have an album out ready to maximise Christmas sales - not so sure they care so much about that these days.
3. Second half of 2016 or later - No real logic here - only really on the cards should U2 suffer their customary crisis, and bail on the release.