HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — U2 has returned to their Dublin studio to continue work on their new album.
Longtime collaborators Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois are joining the legendary Irish band for the latest studio sessions.
"We're going to try and break new sonic ground and deliver a masterpiece," Lanois tells Billboard.com. "The sleeves are rolled up. Bono is all charged up with a lyrical angle."
The band and their collaborators have previously worked together on new material in France and Morocco. Lanois admits "there's so much material" that it's possible it could yield two albums, as many have speculated.
"When you get Eno and I and those guys in the room, before lunch there's like eight things," he said.
"We've had some exciting beginnings via jam sessions," Lanois continued. "Now we will pick our favorite beginnings and say, 'OK, that's a lovely springboard. Now what are we trying to say?' The springboards are sometimes melodic, sometimes riff-based, but I can assure you they are exciting."
U2's last release in 2004, "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb," won the Grammy for Album of the Year.
There is no timetable yet for the band's newest release.
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