Overview
- Released digitally on Ash Wednesday, the six-track set arrived with lyric videos and a revived one-off 52-page Propaganda zine featuring interviews, lyrics and context.
- Songs address current flashpoints through individual stories, including Renee Good’s killing in Minneapolis, Iran’s Women, Life, Freedom protests, and the West Bank, with Adeola reading Yehuda Amichai’s poem Wildpeace.
- Closing track Yours Eternally features Ed Sheeran and Ukrainian singer-soldier Taras Topolia, with a short documentary directed by Ilya Mikhaylus scheduled for Feb. 24.
- Bono called the release an immediate intervention distinct from the band’s forthcoming album, while drummer Larry Mullen Jr. returned to the studio and said the new material stands up to their best work.
- The family of Renee Good publicly praised U2 for the tribute American Obituary, as coverage noted the EP’s pointed political content and the band’s expectation of potential pushback.