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U2 returns from hiatus with a surprise six-song EP, Days of Ash, addressing political flashpoints from ICE raids to Israel–Palestine tensions, Ukraine, and Iran. The collection features Ed Sheeran on Yours Eternally, lyric videos for each track, and was produced with Jacknife Lee, with Bono and Larry Mullen Jr. framing the songs as defiant and urgent ahead of a forthcoming album.
U2 released a six-track EP, Days of Ash, led by the four-minute protest song American Obituary honoring Renee Good, a Minneapolis protester killed in January; the collection includes a poem set to music and other tracks addressing Gaza, Iran, and Ukraine, with Ed Sheeran guesting on Yours Eternally and a documentary accompanying the release as the band works toward a fuller, more joyful future album.
U2 releases Days of Ash, their first new music since 2017, a six-track EP centered on global rights struggles—from Renee Good’s death at ICE to Iran’s protests and a Palestinian activist death—featuring Ed Sheeran and Taras Topolia on the closing track. Bono uses the songs to critique political rhetoric and advocate for democracy, while a Kyiv-related documentary accompanies the release. The band also confirms a separate full album later this year, and drummer Larry Mullen Jr. briefly returns from neck surgery.
U2 has released a six-track Days of Ash EP (five new songs plus a poem), including a collaboration with Ed Sheeran. The standalone release, issued around Ash Wednesday, serves as a defiant, timely response to current events ahead of a late-2026 album, and is complemented by a 52-page digital Propaganda zine.