Perhaps it seems like U2’s Songs Of Innocence only just popped up in your iTunes library unbidden, but in fact, that was over a year ago. A lot has happened since then, including U2’s international Innocence + Experience tour in support of the record and, apparently, most of the work toward their follow-up album Songs Of Experience.

“We’re going to get this album out next year; unusually for us, a lot of the songs are done already,” Bono told The Irish Times. He reportedly played several of the tracks that will be on the new record for the reporter. Wonder what stunt they’ll cook up to top the surprise Apple release? Please think up potential scenarios and leave them in the comments, thanks in advance.