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But Edge confident as deadline looms, learns MOJO’s Danny Eccleston.

WITH THE RELEASE of U2’s 12th studio album delayed until February, and the band still mixing furiously in a London studio MOJO are unable to name for fear of an instant fan-siege, guitarist The Edge has called the MOJO office with a progress report.

In line with U2’s late preference for enigmatic titles, the album seems certain to be called No Line On The Horizon – although Edge insists that anything can still change (U2 have even been known to record backing vocals in the mastering suite).

He goes on to reveal that they’ve shelved the songs recorded with Rick Rubin in 2006 and that much of the material dates from sessions with stalwarts Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, who co-write. Confirmed track titles include Moment Of Surrender and Unknown Caller.

There follows the director’s cut of the interview reported in the issue of MOJO magazine that’s on the shelves right now…

MOJO: Well, my first question has to be, have you finished yet?
Edge: [Coolly] Not quite. That’s why we’re here.

So, why finish up in London?
Well, it’s good to get out of familiar surroundings when you’re looking for a different perspective. Get out of the comfort zone.

If you’d stayed in Dublin, would you have just carried on producing material rather than bringing everything to a conclusion?
Maybe. Also, a good mix room is always important. Our studio in Dublin is more like a glorified rehearsal room really. It doesn’t have proper acoustic treatments for mixing and whatever. So we always mix in a studio that’s properly set up for that process.

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In September, U2 frontman Bono informed fans through the band’s website that they would delay plans to release their forthcoming album till 2009. While the news came as a disappointment to fans, the band claims that their latest sessions have brought brought newfound success. Already, the band has worked on fifty-plus songs during sessions across the globe. So when we talked with the band’s longtime producer Daniel Lanois last week regarding his upcoming show and in-residency at Berklee College of Music, we had to sneak in a few questions about his work on the forthcoming album from the Irish rockers.

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U2’s The Edge has told NME.COM that his band are still writing songs for their next album.

The band recently decided to push back the release date of the follow-up to 2004’s ‘How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb’, declaring they wanted “2009 to be our year”.

However, while many were anticipating that the record would come out this year, U2’s guitarist explained the band were still hard at work on the album.

“We’re still writing and we’re trying to take it to the next level,” said The Edge. “It’s taking a while, but I’m told there’s no short cut to greatness!”

The U2 man - who spoke to NME.COM after presenting Peter Gabriel with Amnesty International’s 2008 Ambassador of Conscience award in London today (September 10) recognising the legend’s work in the area of human rights - also added the he was really pleased that Elbow won the 2008 Nationwide Mercury Prize for ‘The Seldom Seen Kid’.

“They’re a really good band, good for them,” he declared, before joking: “More power to your Elbow!”

-NME

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Initially expected this fall as a fourth-quarter blockbuster, U2’s next album has been pushed to early 2009 while the band continues to write and record material.

“I thought a while back we might have the album wrapped by now, but why come up above ground now if there’s more priceless stuff to be found?,” frontman Bono writes on (http://www.u2.com).

Of late, the group has been recording in the south of France, having already logged time in Fez and Dublin with longtime collaborators Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois and Steve Lillywhite.

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U2 spoken out about how the writing and recording is going for what will be their 12th studio album - the follow-up to 2004’s ‘How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb’.

The band are currently working on their first record in over four years in southern France and say that fans should expect songs early 2009. They said that the new record will hark back to the sound of their massive-selling 1987 LP ‘The Joshua Tree’.

Frontman Bono said: “We’ve hit a rich songwriting vein. It gets a bit dark down here but looks like we’ve found diamonds not coal. I thought a while back we might have the album wrapped by now, but why come up above ground now if there’s more priceless stuff to be found?”

Speaking on U2.com, Bono added that the new record will be a return to the band’s more iconic albums.

“It’s a brand new chapter for us,” he said. “Everyone we’ve played the tracks to has said that musically it feels like another departure.”

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It’s the beautiful day millions of U2 fans around the globe have waited patiently to see for the past four years.

Now we can reveal details of the supergroup’s long-awaited new album.

It is believed to be titled No Line On The Horizon and will be on sale in music stores on November 14.

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