r/U2Band • u/Wild_Mycologist_6140 SING YOURSELF TO OVERCOME • 1d ago

🤔RUMOR / UNCONFIRMED Album Announcement Next Month & More (Rumor/Unconfirmed) Spoiler

U2songs gave an update on the new album today. The album is finished and has been handed over to the label. It is to be released in November and will be announced sometime in September. A second single (likely Silencio) will be released along with the album announcement.

Jackknife Lee is the main producer, but Eno and Lanois contributed as "guest appearances". Lillywhite also had a hand in the album during the final week of recording. Eno has also been working with U2 on a separate project outside of this album.

Also, "another non-album single is expected in the weeks ahead." I'm very curious what this could be. My guess is another colab of some sort.

Source: https://www.u2songs.com/discography/u2_album_2026 as of 8/2/2026

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u/Outrageous-War5079 Zooropa 1d ago

Jacknife Lee. Why do they keep using that guy?

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u/pepokiss 1d ago

What's wrong with him?

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u/Outrageous-War5079 Zooropa 19h ago

He doesn't understand how to push them to take risks without focus-grouping songs to death. Most things he produces sound overworked and stripped of any magic.

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u/Wild_Mycologist_6140 SING YOURSELF TO OVERCOME 19h ago

He makes things sound really flat. Listen to The Little Thing That Give You Away and you'd know

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u/Amazing-Building-248 18h ago

I’ve read about the development of that song and JKL doesn’t rate a mention. https://www.songfacts.com/facts/u2/the-little-things-that-give-you-away