U2's Easter Lily: A Noisy, Colorful Comeback

0:00It's April 3rd. Welcome to Global News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. You two just hit us with their second surprise EP this year. Easter Lily, a six-track drop coming just over 40 days after Days of Ash. It's their first fresh material since 2017, breaking a long quiet spell for the Irish Rot Giants. The band took time off while drummer Larry Mullin Jr. recovered from neck surgery. But now they're back in the studio cooking up a full album. Bono calls it noisy, messy, and unreasonably colorful, with a release expected later this year. Fans and critics are loving it, saying the songs feel personal with that classic U2 fire and religious vibes. Hot Press calls Mullin Jr. Fearsome on the drums and the whole crew sounds liberated, dropping these EP's under the radar without a single leak. Formed in Dublin back in 1976, these guys have sold over 175 million albums, snagged 22 Grammys and kept. The same four members for five decades.

1:02Their last proper studio record was Songs of Experience in 2017. With Easter Lily out now on digital downloads and streaming, U2's proving they're making up for lost time, building serious momentum toward that big. Album Drop