This thread was to note the progress of the thirteenth U2 studio album, tentatively known as 'Songs Of Ascent'. It was released under the proper title of 'Songs Of Innocence' in 2014.
POSSIBLE SONGS FOR INCLUSION
The Sacred Heart Of Malibu (Not used, only mentioned after album release)
The Mother Of Pearl (Not used, only mentioned after album release)
Return Of The Stingray Guitar (Elements of this 360 song were used on the track 'Lucifer's Hands').
Every Breaking Wave (Released as both an acoustic and core album song)
If I Could Live My Life Again (Not used)
I'll Believe Her When She Sings (Not used)
Love Is All We Have Left (Not used)
Lead Me In The Way I Should Go (Not used)
You Can't Give Away Your Heart (Not used)
Invisible (released originally on iTunes as an edited version and included on the full deluxe album as a longer version)
Kingdom / Soon (released alongside the 360 Rose Bowl DVD as a bonus 7'' red vinyl)
PROPER TRACK LISTING
CD 1
The Miracle Of Joey Ramone
Every Breaking Wave
California (There Is No End To Love)
Song For Someone
Iris (Hold Me Close)
Volcano
Raised By Wolves
Cedarwood Road
Sleep Like A Baby Tonight
This Is Where You Can Reach Me Now
The Troubles (with Lykke Li)
CD2:
Lucifer's Hands
The Crystal Ballroom
Every Breaking Wave (Acoustic Version)
California (There Is No End To Love (Acoustic Version)
Raised By Wolves (Acoustic Version)
Cedarwood Road (Acoustic Version)
Song For Someone (Acoustic Version)
The Miracle Of Joey Ramone (Acoustic Version)
The Troubles (Alternative Version)
Sleep Like A Baby Tonight (Alternative Perspective Mix by Tchad Blake)
Invisible (Full Version)
RELEASE DATES
LP13 was rumoured to be released late 2013, however it eventually saw a digital release on September 9 2014 and a physical release on October 13 2014 on both vinyl and 1 CD or 2 CD configurations.
PRODUCERS / PERSONNEL
Possible producers included Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois and Danger Mouse with mention of will.i.am and RedOne.
The final listed producers are Danger Mouse, Ryan Tedder, Paul Epworth, Declan Gaffney and Flood.
TIMELINE
February 15th, 2009 (The Guardian)
The Observer says U2 are planning to release another album before the end of 2009, quoting Bono as saying ''a more meditative album on the theme of pilgrimage''.
February 26th, 2009 (Mojo4Music)
Adam Clayton is interviewed by Mojo Music on three songs from No Line On The Horizon and a fourth song, unused called Every Breaking Wave.
February 28th, 2009 (The New York Times)
The New York Times writes ''U2 expects to release a companion album, which ...will have a more meditative and processional tone, before the end of the year''.
March 3rd, 2009 (Rolling Stone)
In the March 17 issue of RollingStone, Bono is quoted for the next record lead single to which he says will be Every Breaking Wave.
March 24th, 2009 (Hot Press)
Paul McGuinness ''can't see how'' U2 could release another album in 2009, adding ''nothing would surprise'' him and ''certainly not something I would have expected.''
June 21st, 2009 (The Irish Independent)
The Irish Independent quotes Bono as saying the band have ''nine pieces of really special music'' for their next album.
July 20th, 2009 (Hot Press)
Edge is featured in Hot Press Magazine talking about Songs Of Ascent, adding they ''have the material for it, but it's about whether we have the time to finish it''
August 11th, 2009 (The Times)
A source attributed to by The Times (UK) ''says one of the first offerings could be a new U2 album'' for a new iTunes digital distribution service.
August 12th, 2009 (u2place.com)
In Zagreb for the 360 Tour, Larry's drum technician Sam O'Sullivan let some fans from u2place.com in on U2's future plans for both touring and recording.
August 16th, 2009 (atu2.com)
The Factory Studios in Vancouver have been booked by U2 'indefinitely' from October 25 to mid-November, according to the sound engineer at those studios.
September 17th, 2009 (The Welland Tribune)
The Welland Tribune asks Bono about previous recordings which he adds (U2) ''have five or six songs on that album'' and ''about 12 on the Songs Of Ascent''.
September 19th, 2009 (Jam)
Adam Clayton is asked about Songs Of Ascent, where he says ''...until there are 10 songs finished, mixed and on a shelf, then that's not definite for me.''
October 1st, 2009 (Rolling Stone)
Larry, Edge and Bono talk about going back to the pieces of music recorded in Fez and other places which didn't end up on the last record.
October 5th, 2009 (USA Today)
Bono and Adam share their thoughts with USA Today about the tour, what's beyond No Line On The Horizon and ''a trio of albums''.
November 13th, 2009 (Scatter O' Light)
In between the six-month break from the 360 Tour, Bono and Edge went to France after the Berlin show for a ''two-week songwriting session''.
December 6th, 2009 (Fantastico)
After their show in Los Angeles at the end of October, the band ''left the stage so excited...we went straight to the studio and recorded three new songs."
December 8th, 2009 (Brian Hiatt via Twitter)
From Neil McCormick's telephone interview with Edge, he says ''(Edge) has just written a new song'', adding ''even without a new album they may test new songs''.
December 18th, 2009 (The Hollywood Reporter)
In this interview conducted on Tuesday with The Hollywood Reporter, Bono says the band (or at least with Edge) are recording over in a Manhattan studio.
December 27th, 2009 (The Sunday Independent)
Speaking 'exclusively' to the Sunday Independent, Bono ''is hoping'' for a new album release by June, while manager Paul McGuiness says the recordings are ''great''.
January 2nd, 2010 (Hot Press)
Hot Press asks Edge about a new record for 2010 to which he says they'd (U2) like it ''sooner rather than later'', and that they have some ''abstract...amazing stuff''.
January 4th, 2010 (The Telegraph UK)
Edge says he is songwriting for a new album with a possibility several new recordings may be played at Glastonbury.
January 16th, 2010 (Dave Fanning)
As for a new U2 record, Dave Fanning asks in an interview with Edge, he says the band ''don't really know yet'', but the current songs are ''sounding amazing''.
January 21st, 2010 (Entertainment Weekly)
Edge meets up with an Entertainment Weekly reporter and talks about the different musical genres and the moods the music is taking.
March 27, 2010 (atu2.com)
The Rose Bowl 360 DVD is rumoured to be announced on Monday with a special code to download new songs from U2.com.
May 21, 2010 (atu2.com)
Adam Clayton is featured in Q Magazine about new songs and albums U2 are working on.
May 26, 2010 (u2start.com)
The forthcoming super-deluxe edition of U2 Live From The Rose Bowl contains a coloured vinyl, widely believed to contain ''Kingdom Of Your Love'' as a single.
June 23, 2010 (atu2.com)
U2 have been in the studio working on three albums simultaneously according to Rolling Stone Magazine, which also previews the North American 360 Tour.
July 21, 2010 (Espresso News)
U2 may be recording an album in 2011 at Black Rock Studios in Santorini, according to Greek newspaper Espresso.
August 4, 2010 (La Stampa)
La Stampa publishes an interview with Bono - he mentions 'four separate album-related projects', including the most interesting being ''a club music'' album.
August 6, 2010 (u2gigs)
U2 finally restart the 360 Tour in Turin, debuting three brand-new songs: The Flowering Rose Of Glastonbury, North Star and Return Of The Stingray Guitar.
August 7, 2010 (HotPress)
HotPress gets a world exclusive with Paul McGuinness with regards to a new album before the end of 2010.
August 10, 2010 (U2.com)
Before the first show in Turin, Adam makes a few comments on getting back to the stage and the possibility of ''putting out a little EP at some point''.
26 October, 2010 (SlicingUpEyeballs)
Rock blog SlicingUpEyeballs.com announces the vinyl-only release of a live EP called ''Wide Awake In Europe'' with a live version of 'Mercy'.
November 24, 2010 (Stuff)
Paul McGuinness says while the band are in Australia and New Zealand, they are putting the finishing touches to an album rather than recording.
November 24, 2010 (TimeOut)
On the media rounds in New Zealand, Adam tells Scott Kara from TimeOut their new studio material is ''quite a fresh area'' as well as ''the end of a cycle''.
November 26, 2010 (U2.com)
''Wide Awake In Europe'' is released in time for Record Store Day with three live 360 tracks as a limited-edition vinyl.
December 7, 2010 (atu2)
Dutch journalist Bert van de Kamp's new book ''And They Called Him Bono'' makes mention of two new song titles plus a third 'eurodisco-type song'.
January 22, 2011 (u2start)
The webmaster of U2miracle.com says a single is planned for release at the end of February.
March 25, 2011
Edge says there is unlikely to be a new album until after the 360 Tour ends.
June 8, 2011 (atu2)
A late 2012 release for a new album is planned, tentatively (!) and Adam says they'll likely use the material from the Danger Mouse sessions.
October 20, 2011 (atu2)
Edge says there's a 50-50 chance of a new U2 album in 2012 - ''likely you might hear from us next year...it's equally possible you won't.''
October 10, 2011 (u2.com)
'Achtung Baby' has been 're-imagined by a host of legendary artists' for a tribute album called 'AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered', released by Q Magazine.
October 30, 2011 (u2.com)
A 20th anniversary edition of 1991's Achtung Baby is released with several new songs, remixes, B-sides, videos and a pre-production Achtung Baby CD.
November 4, 2011 (u2.com)
Blow Your House Down, one of the 'new re-recorded' tracks from the original sessions is released as a digital download single (actually over a week ago!) and has been played on several stations already in North America - various classic rock and adult alternative / contemporary stations.
April 24th, 2012 (RTE.ie)
This RTE article makes note of Brian Burton aka Danger Mouse producing U2's new album.
January 10, 2013 (Twitter.com)
Larry Mullen is interviewed by Dave Fanning on his 2fm radio show, with 'hopefully' having the album out by September 2013 - with earlier reports of Danger Mouse to be producing 'confirmed'. He also makes mention of wanting to release a second album like Zooropa after Achtung Baby 'shortly afterwards'.
January 25, 2013 (TheSun.ie)
Edge makes mention of wanting to have the new U2 album out 'around the end of summer'.
April 9, 2013 (Plasticosydecibelios.com)
This Spanish site says a world tour will start in March 2014 - and Universal Music will 'probably' release the album in October 2013.
April 27, 2013 (AmpVisual)
At the U2 Conference, Steve Averill says his team will meet with U2 'in about a week's time' to start discussing design and visual ideas for their new album.
May 25, 2013 (Tumblr.com)
Chris Blackwell was at a listening party for new U2 material - mentioning they sound 'better than ever'.
May 25, 2013 (Youtube.com)
U2 cover 'This Is' by Aslan on 'A Night For Christy'. It was recorded at Electric Lady Studios.
May 30, 2013 (The Globe And Mail)
Bono played Daniel Lanois some of the new music they're working on at Lanois' house (Los Angeles). He quotes it as 'amazing...very, very big and powerful-sounding' with 'shades of Achtung Baby'.
June 3, 2013 (Twitter.com)
Edge's recording gear is seen being loaded into waiting vans outside Electric Lady Studios. Bono says 'they're on their way out' of New York City, quite possibly for the mixing stage.
November 24, 2013 (OpenCulture)
A new song for the upcoming Nelson Mandela film 'Long Walk To Freedom' entitled 'Ordinary Love' is released.
January 13, 2014 (Radio.com)
The second U2 song in several months called 'Invisible' for (RED) is released freely on iTunes as of February 2, 2014. It was then announced just a week later that this very song would appear in some configuration on the next U2 album.
September 9, 2014 (U2.com)
At a special Apple Event, U2 appear at the event to announce their thirteenth studio album called 'Songs Of Innocence' in partnership with Apple. It automatically appeared in many iTunes music libraries, whether it was wanted or not.
October 13, 2014 (U2.com
Songs Of Innocence sees a CD and vinyl release with extra tracks. The free 11-track iTunes version of the album is removed but not before Apple sets up a special web page for people to remove the album from their iOS devices if it automatically downloaded.
December 8, 2014 (The Guardian)
Films Of Innocence, a set of eleven videos for each core album track streams on iTunes for free or to be purchased.
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