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Tom Dunne: U2's joyous new album shows it's really not too late

The band’s first album of new songs in nearly a decade mixes political themes, a Dolly Parton duet and renewed confidence.

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I've been following them since the beginning, and it really is quite the achievement to sound as good as this after 50 years

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Review: U2 is a rock 'n' roll band at the end of history

Eight songs into U2's new album, and there it is: the silvery thrum of the Edge's electric guitar, echoing into infinity as Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. lock into a driving groove and Bono starts crooning about how "love's…

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U2 lost the plot decades ago - their new album finally fixes that

Bono et al risk losing relevance in a pop-dominated world, but their joyful Carnaval De Luz reconnects with the essence of their biggest hits

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Tom Dunne: U2's joyous new album shows it's really not too late

I've been following them since the beginning, and it really is quite the achievement to sound as good as this after 50 years

·Cork, Ireland
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REVIEW: U2 Didn't Get Lost in the Mirror Maze. They Sound Energetic and Tight on Their New Album

Carnival of Light, is the title of U2's sixteenth studio album. And indeed, after the lackluster albums from the Songs of "something" series, the Irish foursome seem to have been illuminated by life-giving rays. Carnaval de Luz is a fresh, energetic and very solid album with several truly successful songs.

·Čestlice, Czechia
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Irish Examiner broke the news in Cork, Ireland on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
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