No release date has been announced yet for Experience, the band's 14th studio album, though they are scheduled to perform two songs -- including the debut of the new single -- on The Tonight Show on Thursday night (Sept. 7). As seen above, the single's artwork is a picture of The Edge's daughter, Sian Evans, shot by U2's longtime collaborator, photographer Anton Corbjin. In addition to the warm embrace of their signature sound, longtime U2 fans will likely appreciate the slice of self-deprecation from the always vocal Bono, who sings winkingly, "Shooting off my mouth/ That's another great thing about me."

 

Both Experience albums were inspired by the poetry collection Songs of Innocence and Experience by 18th century English mystic poet William Blake. And while Innocence followed a trail of the band's earliest influences in the late 1970s and early 1980s, according to a press release for the new song Experience is a collection of "intimate letters to places and people close to Bono's heart: family, friends, fans, himself." A performance video of the song "The Blackout" was released last week.