Into The Heart of U2 Podcast

Easter Lily EP & Street of Dreams Single

Easter Lily marks U2's second surprise EP in the first few months of 2026 after almost 9 years without an album of original material. Where its predecessor, Days of Ash,

Days of Ash EP

Let's be honest, we were all resigned there wasn't going to be a new U2 album until late 2026 or even 2027. But lo and behold, on the morning of February 18th, came the n

How to Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb (Shadow Album)

For the 20th Anniversary of "How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb," U2 remastered the original record and released a bevy of remixes as well as the entire Verigo Live from Chi

Years of Surrender (2020-2024)

In our final episode (at least until a new U2 record surfaces), we cover everything from the beginning of the lockdown to the present: Bono's voiceover in the Sing 2 movi

The Sphere (Bonus Episode!)

In this special bonus episode, we take a very deep dive into every aspect of U2 at the Sphere. From the deal James Dolan and MSG made to get U2, the ticket kerfuffle, the

Songs of Experience (Pt 2)

In our Part 2 on U2's 14th studio album, "Songs of Experience," we discuss the second half of the record which contains some of the band's finest and most unheralded song

Songs of Experience (Pt 1)

After the backlash to the controversial release of Songs of Innocence and its bevy of producers, U2 refocuses for its 14th studio album, Songs of Experience, with a Fall

Songs of Innocence (Pt 2)

In our Pt 2 on U2's 13th album, Songs of Innocence, we discuss the more compelling 2nd half of the record; Bono's bike accident; the lasting impact of “Apple-Gate” on U2’

Songs of Innocence (Pt 1)

U2's 13th studio album, "Songs of Innocence," is an album released a full 5 1/2 years after the commercial and critical disappointment of "No Line on the Horizon" with a

No Line on the Horizon (Pt 2)

In our Part 2 on No Line on the Horizon, we pick things up with the three more pop oriented songs the band wrote after leaving Fez, Morocco. Did the band panic and go cha

No Line on the Horizon (Pt 1)

After two consecutive conventional and commercially successful records in "All That You Can't Leave Behind" and "How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb," the time was right to e

How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (Pt 2)

In this second part of our look at U2's 11th studio album, How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, we go through the second half of the record, get into the marketing partnershi

How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (Part 1)

U2 had finished up the wildly successful Elevation Tour with their iconic performance at the Super Bowl and had resoundingly risen to Bono's throw down issued on the eve

All That You Can't Leave Behind (Pt 2)

In Part 2 of our look at the All That You Can't Leave Behind period, we discuss the second half of this front loaded record, and the Elevation Tour where U2 dispenses wit

All That You Can't Leave Behind (Pt 1)

We kick off Season 2 with U2's 10th studio album, All That You Can't Leave Behind, a record that begins U2 Phase III after their Mach II reinvention with Achtung Baby. It

Pop (Part 2)

PopMart is remembered for its McDonald’s arch, the giant lemon inside which U2 got trapped in grand Spinal Tap style, the disastrous first gig in Vegas and half empty sta

Pop (Part 1)

It's time to dive into U2's much beloved, and also much maligned 9th studio album, Pop. It's a polarizing work among fans and critics and God knows the band's spent the l

Zooropa (Pt 2)

In Pt 2 on Zooropa we continue our song by song examination and then get into the launch of the European leg of Zoo TV which sees the band rediscovering their love of Dad

Zooropa - Part 1

U2 came home after the Outside Broadcast Tour completing a wildly successful 1992 that saw the band reinvent themselves on record and as a live act. It was supposed to be

Achtung Baby - Pt 3 (Zoo TV Tour)

In our third part on the Achtung Baby period we dive into Zoo TV from the conception of the tour to the financial constraints, to the moral conundrums surrounding corpora