you do know how u2 records up until the last minute, right? anybody who thinks the album isn't coming out in the spring just hasn't been paying attention, or is just trolling for the sake of trolling. which im ok with if it's funny. not funny.
who knows if it's a complete mess sonically? can't an album have songs that dabble in different sounds and still be a pretty good album? i don't want every song on the album sounding the same.
Sure...but it sounds like there's more to do than just the vocals.
Electronica, punk, R&B and soul all on the same record doesn't sound like a cohesive sound. Their best albums have achieved that, and it's really not about every song having the same sound.
Personally I'm hoping for more than just "pretty good" at this point.