Songs of Experience
A collection of sonic letters balancing glossy modern pop production with intimate reflections on mortality, legacy, and a world in political flux.
December 1, 2017 · Island Records
A collection of sonic letters balancing glossy modern pop production with intimate reflections on mortality, legacy, and a world in political flux.
December 1, 2017 · Island Records
A polished, high-gloss optimism radiates from this collection of epistolary songs, which are framed as intimate letters written in the shadow of personal mortality. The arrangements trade the organic, rootsy textures of the past for a shimmering, modern pop-fusion production style that balances warm synthesizers with clean, punchy rhythms.
How does Songs of Experience sound next to the rest of U2's catalogue?
Golden Hour saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.
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