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U2 announce new album ‘Carnaval de Luz’ featuring Dolly Parton

In brief

U2 will release its first album in nine years, ‘Carnaval de Luz,’ on Nov. 13. The 12-song album includes the new single ‘Silencio’ and a duet between Bono and Dolly Parton. The vocal performance is described as Parton’s final recorded vocal.

Summary written by HeraldLoop from 5 sources · updated 24 Sept

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  1. 24 Sept, 15:59U2 Announce New Album, ‘Carnaval de Luz,’ Out Nov. 13 · Rolling Stone
  2. 24 Sept, 16:07U2’s First Album in Nine Years, ‘Carnaval De Luz,’ Will Feature a Dolly Parton Duet With Bono, Said to Be Her Last Recorded Vocal · Variety
  3. 24 Sept, 16:10U2 to Mark 50 Years As a Band With New Album ‘Carnaval De Luz,’ Featuring Dolly Parton’s Final Vocals · Billboard
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  1. Yesterday
  2. Latest24 Sept, 17:31

    U2 Announce First Album in Nine Years

    Carnaval De Luz cut “Torn” features Dolly Parton’s last-recorded vocal performance

    PitchforkPitchfork•Nina Corcoran
  3. Follow-up24 Sept, 16:10

    U2 to Mark 50 Years As a Band With New Album ‘Carnaval De Luz,’ Featuring Dolly Parton’s Final Vocals

    The 12-song LP is due out on Nov. 13, with new single "Silencio," out now.

    BillboardBillboard•Gil Kaufman
  4. Follow-up24 Sept, 16:07

    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

    For anyone waiting for years to get a U2 album again, it might have seemed as if the band was, you know, running to stand still. But the day is at hand, as the group’s first full-length recording in nine years, “Carnaval De Luz,” has been set for a Nov. 12 release, Interscope Records announced […]

    VarietyVariety•Chris Willman
  5. Follow-up24 Sept, 16:00

    U2 announce new album Carnaval de Luz, featuring final recording by Dolly Parton

    Irish rock legends’ 16th studio album, described by the Edge as ‘a messy, provocative, sacred collection of songs’, to arrive in November U2 have officially announced their first album of new material in nearly a decade, entitled Carnaval de Luz, to be released on 13 November. Closing out the album’s 12 tracks is Torn, the final recorded performance by Dolly Parton, who duets with Bono on a song described in press materials as “a tender country song detailing broken family ties, that holds wider resonances”. Parton died aged 80 on 25 August. Continue reading...

    The GuardianThe Guardian•Ben Beaumont-Thomas
  6. First seen24 Sept, 15:59

    U2 Announce New Album, ‘Carnaval de Luz,’ Out Nov. 13

    The band also releases a new single, the punk ranger “Silencio,” and reveals that the album features Dolly Parton’s final vocal performance

    Rolling StoneRolling Stone•Brian Hiattt