{
  "id": 9585222,
  "title": "U2 Announce New Album Carnaval de Luz Feat. Dolly Parton: Hear “Silencio”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/u2-announce-new-album-carnaval-de-luz-feat-dolly-parton-hear-silencio",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T16:37:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Stereogum",
    "slug": "stereogum",
    "url": "https://stereogum.com/2512455/u2-announce-new-album-carnaval-de-luz-feat-dolly-parton-hear-silencio/news/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "After a nine-year hiatus since their album Songs Of Experience, iconic Irish rock band U2 is set to release their new LP, Carnaval de Luz, on November 13 through Island Records. The eagerly anticipated album sees the return of the band's frontman Bono, who adds a top hat to the album cover. U2 collaborated with producer Jackknife Lee, known for their recent works, as well as artists Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, who contributed keyboards and pedal steel respectively. The album includes a track featuring the late Dolly Parton, \"Torn,\" co-written with Daniel Lanois, and surprise guest Dolly Parton's \"Silencio,\" a two-minute and 35-second homage to early surf-punk. The album features 12 tracks, including the previously released single \"Street Of Dreams,\" and showcases U2's signature sound with new elements, such as the first-ever use of flat-wound strings on a U2 recording.",
  "summary": "U2 is releasing a new album called Carnaval de Luz, their 16th studio album and first full-length recording in nine years. The album is set to be released on November 12. According to Stereogum, the album cover features Bono wearing a top hat.\n\nThe album will be released during U2's 50th anniversary year. Billboard reports that the band dropped a video for the album's second single, \"Silencio\", which is described as frenetic and urgent.\n\nVariety and Interscope Records state that the album will be released on November 12. Dolly Parton is also featured on the album, according to Stereogum.",
  "key_points": [
    "U2 releases new album Carnaval de Luz on November 13",
    "Features Dolly Parton's track Silencio",
    "Includes 12 tracks with surf-punk homage"
  ],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Inside Dolly Parton’s Final Recording — A Duet With Bono on the New U2 Album",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/inside-dolly-partons-final-recording-a-duet-with-bono-on-the-new-u2",
        "published": "2026-09-24T15:59:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "U2’s First Album in Nine Years, ‘Carnaval De Luz,’ Will Feature a Dolly Parton Duet With Bono, Said to Be Her Last Recorded Vocal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/u2s-first-album-in-nine-years-carnaval-de-luz-will-feature-a-dolly",
        "published": "2026-09-24T16:07:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "U2 Announce New Album Carnaval De Luz, Unveil New Song “Silencio”: Stream",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/u2-announce-new-album-carnaval-de-luz-unveil-new-song-silencio-stream",
        "published": "2026-09-24T16:17:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Stereogum",
        "title": "U2 Announce New Album Carnaval de Luz Feat. Dolly Parton: Hear “Silencio”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/u2-announce-new-album-carnaval-de-luz-feat-dolly-parton-hear-silencio-9592506",
        "published": "2026-09-24T16:37:54.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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