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Right so that article is now updated with a podcast interview with Lillywhite, where he mentions a couple more details. He doesn't mention it being u2, but i think he's being coy.
Rough transcript:
"Talking of super groups, I might have some very good news for you in the next week or two, because i've been doing a bit of work with some old friends of mine, i can't say who - "
"Not Bono?"
"We'll see. But I've been working on something really special, and it's a great song."
(Found on an itunes podcast via here: u2songs | Steve Lillywhite Mixing New U2 Single | )
So, sounds like it's definitely due in the lead up to the iheartradio gig, and it definitely sounds like the one song in particular. Whether that means the rest of the album is done, or they've given up on it for a standalone single is anyone's guess.
This is encouraging.
My bet is still on a single in the next week, and an album in February or March, with the tour starting in April.