Even though U2 have been steadily building momentum in the first two months of 2014, the prolific rock band has reportedly delayed its 13th studio album.
Originally due out sometime this year, Billboard has now reported that U2 have pushed back that album until next year and scrapped a fall 2014 tour in order to further work on the follow-up to 2009's No Line On The Horizon.
After the album was stated as being "unfinished" as of February, U2 are now gearing up to return to the studio with producers Ryan Tedder (of OneRepublic) and Paul Epworth.
Danger Mouse, who helped the band produce "Ordinary Love," remains as the yet-to-be-titled album's executive producer.
Interscope was apparently adamant that U2 was not delaying the album and that no release date had been set. However, it seemed like U2 were gearing up to dominate the rock world this year, breaking in on the momentum of its Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom track "Ordinary Love," which won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Along with performing at those two award shows, U2 have been highly visible in January and February 2014, performing on the first episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and releasing a new single "Invisible" during the Super Bowl, in partnership with the (RED) campaign.
But now it seems like things will simmer down with U2 as the band returns to the studio.
