{"id":9945,"date":"2026-04-03T13:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/u2-new-ep-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T13:52:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:52:00","slug":"u2-new-ep-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/u2-new-ep-2\/","title":{"rendered":"No Foolin\u2019: U2 Surprise Releases Another New EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spinmagazine.com\/files\/2026\/02\/U2-Credit-Anton-Corbijn-2025--scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1820\" alt=\"\"><figcaption>U2 (photo: Anton Corbijn).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If last month\u2019s surprise EP felt like U2 reacting to the outside world, their latest drop turns sharply inward.<\/p>\n<p>Released this morning (April 3) on Good Friday, <em>Easter Lily<\/em> is the band\u2019s second unannounced EP in as many weeks, following <em>Days of Ash<\/em>, which arrived on Ash Wednesday. But where that earlier collection channeled global unrest, <em>Easter Lily<\/em> a six-song meditation on friendship, grief, faith and the possibility of renewal.<\/p>\n<p>More from Spin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spinmagazine.com\/2026\/04\/jack-white-two-new-songs\/\">Jack White Jams Two New Songs Pre-\u2018SNL\u2019<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spinmagazine.com\/2026\/04\/deep-cut-friday-sighs-smell-of-farewell-by-cocteau-twins\/\">Deep Cut Friday: \u2018Sigh\u2019s Smell of Farewell\u2019 by Cocteau Twins<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spinmagazine.com\/2026\/04\/jay-z-is-back-but-why-now\/\">Jay-Z Is Back, But Why Now?<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"U2 - Easter Lily EP\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PL80sr_OFD9CF_Oz9F3CWDTd68pJDTtTpP\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In a note to fans, Bono describes the band as being deep in \u201cwilderness years,\u201d still working toward a \u201cnoisy, messy\u201d full-length album meant for the stage. In the meantime, these EPs function as raw, thematic snapshots from a band long-known for processing both the world and its place therein.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSong for Hal,\u201d featuring the Edge on lead vocals, is a lockdown-era elegy for the late producer Hal Willner, while \u201cIn a Life\u201d and \u201cScars\u201d grapple with the durability and fragility of personal bonds. Elsewhere, \u201cResurrection Song\u201d leans into open-road spiritualism, and the title track lands as a devotional meditation on rebirth.<\/p>\n<p>The closing piece, \u201cCOEXIST (I Will Bless The Lord At All Times?),\u201d is built around a soundscape by longtime collaborator Brian Eno and framed as a lullaby for parents navigating war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a time that has our band digging deeper into our lives to find a wellspring of songs to try meet the moment,\u201d Bono says. \u201cWith <em>Easter Lily <\/em>we ended up asking very personal questions like: are our own relationships up to these challenging times? How hard do you fight for friendship? Can our faith survive the mangling of meaning that those algorithms love to reward? Is all religion rubbish and still ripping us apart\u2026? Or are there answers to find in its crevices? Are there ceremonies, rituals, dances that we might be missing in our lives? From the rite of spring to easter and its promise of rebirth and renewal\u2026 Patti Smith\u2019s album <em>Easter<\/em> gave me so much hope when it was released in 1978. I wasn\u2019t yet 18. The title is a nod to her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Like its predecessor, <em>Easter Lily<\/em> arrives without the usual industry machinery. \u201cWe will attempt hoopla and fanfare at a later date,\u201d Bono writes, \u201cbut in the meantime, this is between you and us.\u201d And as with <em>Days of Ash<\/em>, it\u2019s accompanied by a new digital edition of <em>Propaganda<\/em>, the band\u2019s 40-year-old fanzine. It includes everything from studio photography by drummer Larry Mullen Jr. to reflections on recovery from bassist Adam Clayton, alongside conversations and essays that mirror the EP\u2019s introspective tone.<\/p>\n<p>To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, <a href=\"https:\/\/spinmagazine.com\/2021\/07\/the-greatest-rock-stars-of-all-time\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=bottomlink&amp;utm_campaign=yahoolink\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U2 (photo: Anton Corbijn). If last month\u2019s surprise EP felt like U2 reacting to the outside world, their latest drop turns sharply inward. 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