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\n\tU2<\/a> stunned their fans on Wednesday afternoon by dropping the six-song EP Days of Ash<\/em>,<\/a> which tackles heavy topics like Israel, Ukraine, and the U.S. government\u2019s assault on immigrants via ICE. They also gave fans an update on their long-awaited followup LP to 2017\u2019s Songs of Innocence<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThere\u2019s a lot more than 25 songs in the works,\u201d Bono said in a new interview with the U2 official fanzine Propaganda<\/em>. \u201cBut I\u2019d say about 25 are worth considering for U2 projects in the next few years. The album contenders are very different in mood and theme than the ones we\u2019ve chosen to put out on the Days of Ash<\/em> EP. More songs of celebration than lamentation\u2026more of a defiantly joyful kind of feel to take on these anxious times\u2026almost a carnival vibe.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cYou can only kick at the darkness for so long,\u201d he says later in the interview. \u201cWe\u2019re going to try and make the light brighter real soon\u2026 We\u2019re going try finding it in each other and our fans. We\u2019re gonna try to find that carnival atmosphere in our audience, where hopefully we can both show each other not just where we are at but where we want to be at\u2026Serious fun is required. We can\u2019t always be letting the bad news drown out the good news.\u201d<\/p>\n