U2 Begin Work On New Album
By Jeffrey Hyatt
Still on their mammoth world tour in support of their most recent album, No Line on the Horizon, U2 are already looking ahead to making new music – and eventually the next studio album.
The Edge told EW.com that the band are working on a lot of new songs, and “…some of them are really, really happy.”
The Edge went on to say:
“We’re convinced that we have something really special. It’s like deciding whether we are going to release the album before the tour starts or leave it for a while, we don’t really know yet. Literally, within a day of getting off the road, Bono and I were working on new songs. On a roll.”
Working on new material while in-between legs of their 360° world tour, the guitarist went a little more in-depth about what to expect with a new U2 album – the band’s 13th.
“We are experimenting with a lot of different arrangements, and electronic is one of the things we are playing with.
But there are other songs that are very traditional, almost folk. In some ways, that’s the thing we haven’t figured out yet, is where this album is going to end up. We’re having fun with the process.”
There are rumors of a June 2010 release with the album title Songs Of Ascent, but nothing is confirmed right now.
The U2 world tour resumes June 6 in Anaheim, CA.
