- 2024-09-27
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MUSIC
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U2 Releases Two New Songs “Country Mile” & “Picture Of You (X+W)”
Irish rock band U2, consisting of Bono (vocals), The Edge (guitar), Adam Clayton (bass) and Larry Mullen Jr. (drums), has announced the Re-Assemble Edition of their 2004 eleventh studio album “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb” to celebrate the 20th anniversary on November 22, 2024.
The Re-Assemble Edition comprises 22 songs, including 11 remastered version of the original tracks, a remastered version of bonus track “Fast Cars”, and 10 previously unreleased songs.
From the album, the band released two new songs called “Country Mile” and “Picture Of You (X+W)” on September 26, 2024.
Both songs were written by Adam Clayton, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr., and The Edge. Produced by Chris Thomas and Duncan Stewart.
The band guitarist The Edge said of the album, “The sessions for 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb' were such a creative period for the band, we were exploring so many song ideas in the studio. We were inspired to revisit our early music influences, and it was a time of deep personal introspection for Bono who was attempting to process - dismantle - the death of his father.”- He continued, “For this anniversary edition I went into my personal archive to see if there were any unreleased gems and I hit the jackpot. We chose ten that really spoke to us. Although at the time we left these songs to one side, with the benefit of hindsight we recognise that our initial instincts about them being contenders for the album were right, we were onto something.”
He concluded, “What you're getting on this shadow album is that raw energy of discovery, the visceral impact of the music, a sonic narrative, a moment in time, the exploration and interaction of four musicians playing together in a room... this is the pure U2 drop.” - source : Apple Music
