{"id":"n_yshxhecrcgk246fyyyvq","seq":9011549,"kind":"article","title":"U2: Carnaval de Luz review – rousing, restorative rock from a band ready to take on the world again","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/nov/09/u2-carnaval-de-luz-review","summary":"(Island) On their first album of new songs in nearly a decade, even earnest Bono-isms carry weight amid music that is impassioned and rejuvenated Even artists who enjoy a seemingly unstoppable imperial period eventually seem to encounter spells of turbulence when the creative planets no longer align – which has been the story of U2’s last 20 years. Try as they might, nothing has matched their earlier albums – especially that mostly uninterrupted golden run from their 1980…","published":"2026-11-09T10:00:06Z","seen":"2026-11-09T10:47:45Z","lang":"en","country":"GB","source":{"id":"kite-theguardian-com-cce04d","name":"theguardian.com","domain":"theguardian.com"},"via":"kite-theguardian-com-cce04d","topics":["music","u2","pop and rock","culture","bono","dolly parton"],"authors":["Dave Simpson"],"image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f65b8405e90c3ad6f31fa51b48d061a5dd21c68e/0_0_3500_2800/master/3500.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&quality=85&s=a95649cdc650ca72f9bd3419755e57a9&width=140","mentions":2,"story":"st_yshxhecrcgk246fyyyvq","category":"arts-culture-entertainment","category_p":0.8,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.67,"political":0.02}