The much anticipated new U2 album is to be released in early 2009!!  No Line On The Horizon is their 12th album and first since 2004′s How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. 

The album will be released in the U.K. on March 2 and released in North America the next day.  The album has been in the works for two and when asked about its sound, The Edge says:

 “It’s a record of two halves. One half is songs that came virtually fully-formed out of sessions we did with Brian and Danny.

“Then the other half is material we’ve kicked around a while and went through the usual cycle of versions and incarnations.

“It sounds like a U2 album but it doesn’t sound like anything we’ve done before and it doesn’t really sound like anything that’s happening at the moment.”

The Brian and Danny they refer to are longtime collaborators Brian Eno and Danny Lanois. 

How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb sold more than nine million copies worldwide, and picked up eight Grammy awards, including album of the year and best rock song for lead single Vertigo.

I can not wait for this next album.  I find their music to be timeless.  Are you a fan of U2???

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