U2 Announce New Album, ‘Carnaval de Luz,’ Out Nov. 13
The band also releases a new single, the punk ranger “Silencio,” and reveals that the album features Dolly Parton’s final vocal performance.
U2 will release Carnaval de Luz, their first album of new songs in nine years, on Nov. 13, the band announced today. “It’s an extraordinary collection of songs,” bassist Adam Clayton tells Rolling Stone in interviews for an upcoming feature, “and it’s the culmination of the work that everyone has been doing for 50 years.” U2 first played together in Larry Mullen Jr.’s kitchen on Sept. 25, 1976 — 50 years ago this Friday. Bono describes the album as “anarchic,” which is borne out by a just-released new single, the concise, raging punk tune “Silencio.”
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The 12-track album, produced by Garret “Jacknife” Lee, who’s been working with U2 since 2004’s How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, closes with “Torn,” featuring the final vocal performance from Dolly Parton, who died last month. Longtime U2 collaborator Brian Eno co-wrote and played synths on three tracks, including the opener, “Go (Carnaval de Luz).” Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid co-wrote “Torn” with Parton and the band, Martin Garrix has a writing credit on the track “Glorify,” and Ryan Tedder is credited with additional production on “Silencio.”
Carnaval de Luz tracklist:
“Go (Carnaval de Luz)”
“La Reina”
“Street of Dreams”
“The Mirror Maker (Rosalía)”
“Superficiality”
“If the World Is at War We Better Not Be”
“Silencio”
“The Greatest Show on Earth”
“Glorify”
“Midnight Sunshine”
“Can’t Stop Us Now”
“Torn” (feat. Dolly Parton)
