{"id":1236874546,"date":"2026-09-24T09:07:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T16:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/variety.com\/?p=1236874546"},"modified":"2026-09-24T14:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T21:50:41","slug":"u2-album-carnaval-de-luz-dolly-parton-duet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/music\/news\/u2-album-carnaval-de-luz-dolly-parton-duet-1236874546\/","title":{"rendered":"U2&#8217;s New \u2018Carnaval De Luz&#8217; Album Will Feature a Dolly Parton Duet, Said to Be Her Last Recorded Vocal"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \"\n>\n\tFor anyone waiting for years to get a U2 album again, it might have seemed as if the band was, you know, running to stand still. But the day is at hand, as the group&#8217;s first full-length recording in nine years, &#8220;Carnaval De Luz,&#8221; has been set for a Nov. 12 release, Interscope Records announced Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \"\n>\n\tThe concluding track on the album is a duet with Dolly Parton, &#8220;Torn,&#8221; described in a release as &#8220;what has sadly turned out to be her last recorded vocal performance,&#8221; put down on tape in June by the country superstar. The song was co-written by U2, Parton and Johnny McDaid, and is described as &#8220;a tender country song detailing broken family ties that holds wider resonances.&#8221; The track features pedal steel guitar from Daniel Lanois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \"\n>\n\t&#8220;When she got ill,\u201d Bono said in a <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/dolly-parton-final-recording-bono-u2-torn-interview-1235630774\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  >Rolling Stone<\/a> story published shortly after news of the album came out, \u201cshe got out of her bed to sing this song. And you can hear that. And I can\u2019t even listen to it now&#8230; She sang her heart out, and I cannot believe that\u2019s an 80-year-old woman.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \"\n>\n\tThe forthcoming album is being previewed with a new single, &#8220;Silencio,&#8221; released to DSPs in conjunction with the morning announcement. The song was described in a release as a &#8220;2mins 35second homage to early surf-punk insolence.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\">