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U2 Praise Fontaines D.C., Geese and Lambrini Girls
U2’s Bono and The Edge praised Fontaines D.C., Geese and Lambrini Girls in a new interview with NME.
The comments came as the Irish band promotes Carnaval De Luz, its first album of new material in nine years.
The Edge said he admired the sound of Lambrini Girls, a punk band from Brighton.
He also praised Geese and frontman Cameron Winter’s solo work, while Bono singled out Winter’s stage presence.
Bono said Fontaines D.C. inspire other bands to raise their game and praised the group’s collaboration with Rosalía.
U2’s new album is due out on November 13, the day after the interview was published.
U2 members Bono and The Edge praised Fontaines D.C., Geese and Lambrini Girls in an interview with NME.
The Edge said he was jealous of Lambrini Girls’ sound and praised Geese and Cameron Winter’s solo work.
Bono said Fontaines D.C. make other bands raise their game and praised singer Grian Chatten.
Bono also said U2 struggled to find a cohesive sound on their last two albums and felt they had failed the mainstream.
U2’s new album, Carnaval de Luz, is due for release on November 13.
- Who
- U2 members Bono and The Edge, speaking about Fontaines D.C., Geese and Lambrini Girls.
- What
- Bono and The Edge praised the three acts and discussed how other bands’ work can inspire them.
- When
- The comments appeared in an NME interview reported on November 12, 2026.
- Where
- The interview was with NME. The sources do not state where it was conducted.
- Why
- The musicians said other bands’ distinctive work and success can encourage peers to improve.
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U2 released Songs of Innocence, one of the two albums Bono later said lacked a cohesive sound.
U2 released Songs of Experience, the other album Bono discussed.
Reports published Bono and The Edge’s comments from an interview with NME.
U2’s new album Carnaval de Luz is due for release.
- U2 album
- Carnaval de Luz
- Album release
- November 13, 2026
- Bands praised
- Fontaines D.C., Geese and Lambrini Girls
- Albums Bono discussed
- Songs of Innocence (2014) and Songs of Experience (2017)
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What people are saying
I’m just so jealous of them. Now that’s a sound I would love to hear on a U2 album. Just the sonics are fantastic.
I love what they’re doing, and Cameron Winter’s solo stuff as well. Did you see him on Jimmy Kimmel when he played ‘Drinking Age’? Wow.
I would say that there’s a part of me that felt that we failed the mainstream with our last two albums [Songs Of Innocence and Songs Of Experience],
Bands make each other better if they’re any good.