U2’s Adam Clayton reveals the special way Geese are “bringing music back”
U2 bassist Adam Clayton has become the latest rock luminary to heap praise upon Geese’s latest album Getting Killed.
Clayton made the remark in a new 54-page edition of the U2 fanzine, Propaganda, which was published to coincide with the release of the band’s surprise new EP, Days of Ash.
In addition to going in depth on the humanitarian crises across the globe that inspired the six songs across the EP, U2 members also provided an insight into our lives, giving Clayton an opportunity to wax lyrical about Geese.
Upon being asked about the artists that he’s been listening to lately, Clayton named Geese’s acclaimed 2025 album Getting Killed, stating, “I respect their radical free form attitude of not playing the commercial game.”
The bassist continued, “A reaction to the programmed an over produced, bringing music back to the special chemistry of a band playing together.”
Clayton also named two historic albums that are on regular rotation, the first of which Fela Kuti’s Shakara, noting, “I’m a long time fan of Fela and his remakable musical fusion of African influences, his radical political roots. Find myslef playing him more.”
Lastly, Clayton showed love to The Waterboys frontman Mike Scott’s compilation of unreleased material, Extras 1991 -1996. He remarked of the album, “Unfinished material that didn’t get on the well known albums. I’ve always followed Mike’s music and still play the records from the 80s and 90s.”
Another main takeaway from U2’s Propaganda fanzine is that the Irish rockers are readying a new album, which will be their first full-length release since Songs of Innocence in 2017.
Looking ahead to their next album, Bono revealed, “There’s a lot more than twenty five songs in the works… but I’d say that about twenty five of them are worth considering for U2 projects in the next years. The album contenders are very different in mood and theme to the ones we’ve chosen to put out on the Days of Ash EP…”
He promised that their next project will see U2 deliver “more songs of celebration than lamentation” and admitted that “the songs being presented here are all reactions to present day anxieties”, ranging from the “knee-jerk” to the “considered”.
The frontman also seemingly confirmed that their next album is set for a 2026 release, adding, “Days of Ash are very different in mood and theme to the ones we’re going to put on our album later in the year.”
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