USA Today Music — The Irish rockers return in fine form with their fourteenth studio album, out Friday.             more info

JamBase — Release Day Picks this week highlights new albums by Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, U2, Chris Stapleton and Wilco. more info

Stereogum — After years of teasing and at least one retooling to better address Donald Trump's presidency, Songs Of Experience, the sequel to U2's 2014 iPhone-invading LP Songs Of Innocence, is finally here. We've heard "The Blackout," "You're The Best Thing Abo... more info

Stereogum — This weekend's Saturday Night Live is looking mighty Irish. It'll feature host Saoirse Ronan and musical guests U2, and if we're lucky, at least one SNL cast member will end up with a misspelled tattoo by the end of the night. Watch the episode's cer... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — U2 isn’t kidding about the adventures and ordeals hinted at in the title of its new album. Originally conceived as a quick follow-up to 2014’s “Songs of Innocence,” the repeatedly delayed “Songs of Experience” at... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — U2 isn’t kidding about the adventures and ordeals hinted at in the title of its new album. Originally conceived as a quick follow-up to 2014’s “Songs of Innocence,” the repeatedly delayed “Songs of Experience” at... more info

Cross Rhythms — U2 to release long-expected album more info

New York Times — On the follow-up to the 2014 album “Songs of Experience,” the band sets out to counter the despair of 2017 with love and optimism. more info

DrownedInSound — The extraordinary thing about Songs of Experience is that it’s really quite good more info

Stereogum — Guys, it's been awhile. But FINALLY the lads from Liverpool known as U2 are back with a new album! Which, of course, gives us two other truly wonderful things. Uno? Outrageously astronomical placement in Rolling Stone's Best Albums Of The Year list. ... more info