Sunday 17 August 2008

U2 - Passer-by Leaks Bono Holiday Tracks

Tracks believed to be from U2's new record album have been leaked on the cyberspace ? and frontman Bono may be part to blame.

An opportunistic tourer passing by Bono's doroteo Arango on France's Cote d'Azur realised he was less than familiar with the music blasting out of its unfastened windows.

The fan grabbed his mobile and recorded the songs earlier posting the audio on video networking site YouTube. Four tracks were posted, including first single Sexy Boots.

No inside information of the new U2 album ? the first since How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb four years ago ? have yet been released. But Universal Music has registered the cyberspace domain name No Line on the Horizon, suggesting this may be its title.

Other tracks are believed to be called For Your Love and Moment of Surrender, the Sun suggests.

Daniel Lanois, co-producer of the new record, told the Sun: "I think we bathroom safely suppose it's unitary of the great, modern records from U2. Bono's in great form, vocalizing fantastic."

The video was promptly taken