After six years of curating their upcoming album, U2 is finally ready to unveil their latest creation, "Songs of Surrender," to the world, and here are all the details to know about the long-awaited album.
"I've been working on new stuff in parallel that's much more vital and requires a U2 band sound to fulfill it," said The Edge.
A few months back, U2 shared that they took inspiration from another world-renowned band while curating the album, AC/DC.
This particular point was hyper-fixated on by fans, who were worried that U2 might no longer boast their original sound.
However, The Edge clarified: "I'm not sure U2 are going to turn into AC/DC exactly. I'll still be trying to find ways to use the instrument that are new and unfamiliar.
"But I'm absolutely convinced that the guitar is going to be front and center within mainstream music culture in a year or two, and I want to be part of that revival."
'Songs of Surrender'
"Songs of Surrender" will feature the band's classic songs like "I Will Follow," but with a slightly different take.
During his interview with Rolling Stone, The Edge explained why U2 decided to go in this direction with their new release.
"It's been kind of knocking around for a while as an idea," he explained. "But I guess it was also the opportunity presented by the lockdown, and knowing that Bono was going to be releasing a book with 40 chapters all featuring song titles.
He is referring to Bono's recently released memoir titled "Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story."
The Edge revealed that the album could have easily been scrapped had they not liked how it turned out.
"The record label wasn't banging on the door, asking for it. We were doing it for ourselves and our fans, really."
Fans will get to enjoy hearing some of U2's older songs sung by a much older Bono.
"You serve the song by serving the singer," The Edge continued. Bono's voice has a deeper resonance, he has access to tones he never had before.
"He has also lost any self-consciousness. He still has the big notes, but we've learnt to use them less often. He knows better how to use his voice as an interpretive tool, which comes with experience."
"Songs of Surrender" is expected to drop on Mar. 17 via Island Records and Interscope Records.
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