Album Of The Week Album Of The Week - 11/04/2026 October – U2 This week we go all the way back to 1981 while staying firmly in the realms of post-punk with the third of my 24 albums by U2 to be selected, their second release, October. If last week’s band Ist Ist is the modern face of the genre then U2 are very much part of the genesis of post-punk with their debut album, Boy, released in 1980, a landmark album at a time when bands initially rooted in punk began to incorporate other styles and influences into the raw, DIY ethic that characterised punk rock. U2 are a major part of my music roots from the time in 1981 when I first became aware of them via an edited live concert broadcast on television. I have followed them through their career and although as they have matured they may have lost a degree of the youthful urgency and made a few errors along the way they are still a very important band to me. I think in some respects, the massive commercial succes...
