Recorded in Dublin, New York & Los Angeles, the new record is a collection of songs in the form of letters to places and people close to Bono's heart. He calls the album 'a kind of rhyme'. Q Magazine is calling it a 'classic', Mojo are saying it's 'U2's strongest album this century', while The Guardian are hailing Songs of Experience as a '...fantastic return to form.' (Here's what some other reviewers are saying.)
Listen to Songs of Experience now and catch this exclusive short film exploring the album liner notes - only on Apple Music.
As Dublin welcomed President Obama to receive the freedom of the city last week, here's how U2 honoured the incoming President at the Washington DC Inauguration Concert in 2009.