U2 – Carnaval De Luz

U2 – Carnaval De Luz

U2 announce their first album of new material in 9 years, Carnavel De Luz.

In the week that marks 50 years since Larry Mullen Jr. pinned a handwritten note to the noticeboard of Mount Temple Comprehensive School on the Northside of Dublin in September 1976, ‘Drummer Seeks Musicians To Form Band’, comes a body of work that sees Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. still finding new dimensions and possibilities within their creative process.

Recorded all over the place and produced by Jacknife Lee, Carnaval De Luz is a collection of 12 songs exploring themes of spirituality, friendship, freedom and endurance in the face of dark, encroaching forces. Sonically, there are echoes of the band’s most experimental work combined with some strict songwriting in the shape of ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’, ‘Glorify’ and ‘Midnight Sunshine’, as well as the 2mins 35second homage to early surf-punk insolence that is ‘Silencio’.

Deluxe Vinyl 3LP Boxset
• 3 x 12” 180g Heavyweight Vinyl - Featuring the New 12-track studio album, plus the 'Days Of Ash EP' and 'Easter Lily EP' – for the first time physically

• Premium Deluxe Packaging

• 1 x Gatefold sleeve housing the standard album, with printed inner sleeves and full-colour printed vinyl labels

• 2 x Single outer sleeves for the EPs, each featuring printed inner sleeves and QR codes linking to accompanying ‘Propaganda’ zines

• 12” Lift-off lid box with Full-Colour Artwork and Gloss Lamination Finish

• 16-Page booklet featuring Lyrics, Photography and Exclusive album imagery

• Bespoke Vinyl slip-mat 

Indie Exclusive Powder Rose Pink Vinyl LP

• The New 12-track studio album pressed on 1 x 12” 180g Heavyweight Exclusive Powder Rose Pink Vinyl

• Gatefold outer-sleeve with Full-Colour Artwork and Gloss Finish

• 16-Page booklet featuring Lyrics, Photography and Exclusive album imagery

• Printed inner sleeve

• Bespoke full-colour printed vinyl labels

Black Vinyl LP

• The New 12-track studio album pressed on 1 x 12” 180g Heavyweight Black Vinyl

• Gatefold outer-sleeve with Full-Colour Artwork and Gloss Finish

• 16-Page booklet featuring Lyrics, Photography and Exclusive album imagery

• Printed Inner Sleeve
• Full-colour printed vinyl labels

Deluxe 3CD Boxset

• 3 x CDs - Featuring the New 12-track studio album, plus the 'Days Of Ash EP' and 'Easter Lily EP' – for the first time physically

• Premium Deluxe Packaging

• 1 x Clam Shell Box with Full-Colour Artwork and Gloss Lamination Finish housing all 3 CDs, each inside individual CD wallets

• 20-Page booklet featuring Lyrics, Photography and Exclusive album imagery

1CD
• The New 12-track studio album on 1 x CD

• 4-Panel digi-sleeve, featuring Full-Colour Artwork and Gloss Finish

• 16-Page booklet featuring Lyrics, Photography and Exclusive album imagery

Tracklist:
DELUXE VINYL 3LP BOXSET
LP1
CARNAVAL DE LUZ
1. GO (CARNAVAL DE LUZ)
2. LA REINA
3. STREET OF DREAMS
4. THE MIRROR MAKER (ROSALÍA)
5. SUPERFICIALITY
6. IF THE WORLD IS AT WAR WE BETTER NOT BE
7. SILENCIO
8. THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
9. GLORIFY
10. MIDNIGHT SUNSHINE
11. CAN’T STOP US NOW
12. TORN (FEAT. DOLLY PARTON)

LP2
DAYS OF ASH EP
1. AMERICAN OBITUARY
2. THE TEARS OF THINGS
3. SONG OF THE FUTURE
4. WILDPEACE (FT. ADEOLA & JACKNIFE LEE)
5. ONE LIFE AT A TIME
6. YOURS ETERNALLY (FT. ED SHEERAN & TARAS TOPOLIA)

LP3
EASTER LILY EP
1. SONG FOR HAL
2. IN A LIFE
3. SCARS
4. RESURRECTION SONG
5. EASTER PARADE
6. COEXIST (I WILL BLESS THE LORD AT ALL TIMES?

PINK /BLACK /GOLD VINYL LP
1. GO (CARNAVAL DE LUZ)
2. LA REINA
3. STREET OF DREAMS
4. THE MIRROR MAKER (ROSALÍA)
5. SUPERFICIALITY
6. IF THE WORLD IS AT WAR WE BETTER NOT BE
7. SILENCIO
8. THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
9. GLORIFY
10. MIDNIGHT SUNSHINE
11. CAN’T STOP US NOW
12. TORN (FEAT. DOLLY PARTON)

3CD BOXSET
CD1
CARNAVAL DE LUZ
1. GO (CARNAVAL DE LUZ)
2. LA REINA
3. STREET OF DREAMS
4. THE MIRROR MAKER (ROSALÍA)
5. SUPERFICIALITY
6. IF THE WORLD IS AT WAR WE BETTER NOT BE
7. SILENCIO
8. THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
9. GLORIFY
10. MIDNIGHT SUNSHINE
11. CAN’T STOP US NOW
12. TORN (FEAT. DOLLY PARTON)

CD2
DAYS OF ASH EP
1. AMERICAN OBITUARY
2. THE TEARS OF THINGS
3. SONG OF THE FUTURE
4. WILDPEACE (FT. ADEOLA & JACKNIFE LEE)
5. ONE LIFE AT A TIME
6. YOURS ETERNALLY (FT. ED SHEERAN & TARAS TOPOLIA)

CD3
EASTER LILY EP
1. SONG FOR HAL
2. IN A LIFE
3. SCARS
4. RESURRECTION SONG
5. EASTER PARADE
6. COEXIST (I WILL BLESS THE LORD AT ALL TIMES?

1CD EDITION
1. GO (CARNAVAL DE LUZ)
2. LA REINA
3. STREET OF DREAMS
4. THE MIRROR MAKER (ROSALÍA)
5. SUPERFICIALITY
6. IF THE WORLD IS AT WAR WE BETTER NOT BE
7. SILENCIO
8. THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
9. GLORIFY
10. MIDNIGHT SUNSHINE
11. CAN’T STOP US NOW
12. TORN (FEAT. DOLLY PARTON)

Label: Island Records
Released: 2026