US EditionAfter Focusing on Their Past, U2 Is Making 'the Sound of the Future'
- U2 received the highest honor at the 2025 Ivors ceremony in London and announced they are recording new music after an eight-year break.
- The extended break followed drummer Larry Mullen Jr.'s neck surgery and absence from the band's Las Vegas shows, which delayed new recordings.
- Band members described studio sessions as four musicians reconnecting creatively while reflecting on their past to inspire the sound of the future.
- Mullen Jr. expressed that being sidelined was challenging and said he is excited to return to a creative setting, despite not yet feeling fully recovered.
- This return suggests U2 aims to evolve their music actively while maintaining their distinctive identity as they enter their fifth decade.
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After focusing on their past, U2 is making 'the sound of the future'
ABC/Michael Yada It’s been eight years since the last U2 album, but Bono and the boys are back. The BBC reports that backstage at The Ivors ceremony in London on Thursday, where the band was given a prestigious fellowship of The Ivors Academy, they said they were in the studio making new music, complete with drummer Larry Mullen Jr. He’d been sidelined due to a neck surgery and was absent from U2’s residency shows at Sphere Las Vegas. “It was di…
Modest as ever: The Irish band U2 gather again in the studio after a long time off – and claim the future of rock music for themselves. At least when it goes after the 65-year-old singer Bono.
After focusing on their past, U2 is making the sound of the future - Everett Post
It’s been eight years since the last U2 album, but Bono and the boys are back. The BBC reports that backstage at The Ivors ceremony in London on Thursday, where the band was given a prestigious fellowship of The Ivors Academy, they said they were in the studio making new music, complete with drummer Larry Mullen Jr. He’d been sidelined due to a neck surgery and was absent from U2’s residency shows at Sphere Las Vegas. “It was difficult being awa…
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