U2's Latest Album 'The Songs of Ascent', Slated to be Released at the End of 2013, After a Long Time Waiting

International super group U2 is slated to release their latest project Songs of Ascent towards the end of 2013. Their last album No Line on the Horizon was released in 2006.

Back in 2010 in an issue of Q magazine, Lead singer and humanitarian Bono had this to say about their next project, "We've been listening to material for [possible next album] Songs of Ascent. We haven't fully decided to press 'go' on that. But we're touring at the end of May and it'd be nice to have some new songs. Even if it's an EP or a single song."

 In October of the same year Bono told Australia's The Age newspaper that the band had been working on new album material with well known musical producer Danger Mouse.

During the interview he also revealed the band was working on three new albums, the first of which is The Songs of Ascent.

The first, which is likely to be released early next year, is being produced by Danger Mouse, the alias for American production ace Brian Burton." Bono said.

"We have about 12 songs with him. At the moment that looks like the album we will put out next because it's just happening so easily."

In January of 2012 during an interview with U2.com Bono continued dropping hints about Songs of Ascent saying, "The Songs of Ascent have the kind of beautiful intimacy that we're speaking of now."

In February of 2013, bassist Adam Clayton was interviewed for an issue of Hot Press magazine, in it he discussed the upcoming album. He said, "We very much want to have a record out by the end of the year, September, October, November; that kind of time."

"We're working with Dangermouse who's a smart guy. He's on it; he's excited. It's a great team and feels very liberating at the moment -- anything goes. We have an abundance of riches, we could make three or four different records and justify that to ourselves, but to make the best record you can, you have to steer away from the ones you can make easily. We're really trying to get into territory that we're not comfortable in." Clayton continued.

In May of 2013, music writer Brad Wheeler was able to hear The Songs of Ascent and said "He (Bono) let me hear the new record that they're doing with Danger Mouse. It sounded amazing. Very, very big and powerful-sounding. Some of it was adventurous. There were shades of Achtung Baby. A couple of songs I was familiar with, because we worked on them before but had not completed them. Now they're back on the burner. Bono is very excited, and he's singing beautifully. He makes me jealous. Those barrel-chested iron tenors."