U2 have released a new six-song EP titled Easter Lily, adding another chapter to an unusually active stretch for the band. An announcement tied to the release said the project follows March’s Days of Ash and includes a new collaboration with Brian Eno.
The band’s statement framed Easter Lily as a more personal set of songs. The opening track, Song for Hal, honors the late Hal Willner, a longtime friend and producer who died in 2020. Bono also described the title as a nod to Patti Smith’s 1978 album Easter, which he said left a lasting impression on him when he was a teenager.
The EP closes with Coexist (I Will Bless the Lord at All Times?), a song produced by Eno and written with families of children growing up in war zones in mind. It arrives alongside a new digital edition of the group’s longtime Propaganda zine, featuring notes, essays, photos, and lyrics.
