00:00The Irish rock legends U2 have released their first collection of new songs in nearly a decade,
00:07a politically charged EP titled Days of Ash that takes aim at Vladimir Putin,
00:13U.S. immigration enforcement, and conflicts across the globe.
00:19The stand-alone EP arrived Wednesday as what the band describes as an immediate response to current events
00:26inspired by those fighting on the front line of freedom.
00:31Frontman Bono said in a statement,
00:34These tracks couldn't wait. These songs were impatient to be out in the world.
00:39They are songs of defiance and dismay.
00:42The opening track American Obituary pays tribute to Renee Good,
00:47an American woman shot dead by a federal agent while protesting against ICE operation in January.
00:54Bono sings Renee Good, Born to Die Free.
00:59Formed in the 1970s, U2 became global icons through hits like With or Without You
01:06and decades of human rights activism.
01:10The band says a full album will follow later this year.
01:16The band says a full album of voterway.
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