U2 drops surprise EP
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On their first collection of new songs since 2017, the quartet have a crispness that has been lacking in their 21st-century material, as they nimbly react to shocking news stories
Irish rockers U2 condemn ICE immigration raids with the surprise release of EP "Days of Ash," featuring a song for slain Minneapolis protester Renée Good, "American Obituary."
The band released an unexpected new five-song EP, "Days of Ash," on Wednesday, and it includes a track titled "American Obituary." On it, the band directly responds to the situation in Minnesota, including a verse about the death of Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an ICE agent on Jan. 7.
Set to a musical bed that recalls both the band’s early punk days and the swagger of their “Achtung Baby” era, Bono sings about Good being “born to die free, American mother of three