A band revitalised and full of political fire – U2’s surprise ‘Days of Ash’ EP is their best release in decades
From schoolgirl uprisings in Iran to the war in Ukraine, six new tracks prove Bono and the boys still have plenty to say
'Wildpeace' by U2It’s tricky, if not near impossible, to keep things under wraps in this information-saturated age, but U2 just about managed it.Devoted fans were aware they’ve been working towards their first release since the Atomic City single that emerged while they were inventing the future of live entertainment in the Las Vegas Sphere, but an email out of the blue, in the hour before the worldwide release of Days Of Ash, caught this supposedly well-informed admirer on the hop.
