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Still trying to figure outhow to get that U2 album off your iPhone?

Well, that wont be the case with their next one.
Theres pure joy, he said of one, called The Bards Last Breath.
Its a ridiculous pop sort ofRubber Soul, isnt it?
he told the reporter of another, called Smile.
They sound likeU2 songs, replied theTimesreporter (one former Vulture writer David Marchese).
Bono clarified that the band didnt scrap the album, just held it.
Not just want to Its our job!
he said he told the Edge, U2s guitarist.
Whatever U2 releases next, itll be the bands first music since 2017sSongs of Experience.
And Bono, of course, has high hopes.
Not because the world needs it, but because the band might.
Maybe thatll help himbe a little less embarrassed of his band.