Thursday, June 11, 2026

U2’s “Days of Ash” Already Number 1 — Six Song Prelude to a New Album and Maybe Even a Tour: Rock Is Not Dead After All

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U2 is back.

Today the greatest rock and roll band post- Rolling Stones dropped a surprise six song EP of great tracks, five of which sound like hits.

The collection is called “Days of Ash,” and it’s a prelude to a new album and maybe even a tour.

It’s already number 1 on iTunes.

The lead single, “American Obituary,” directly addresses the ICE violence in Minneapolis and the murder of Renee Good.

Thank God. Actual rock music. Political statements. Gorgeous recording.


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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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