{"id":456259,"date":"2026-04-27T13:47:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/456259\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T13:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:47:14","slug":"jordan-joy-daughter-of-u2s-bono-releases-new-single-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/456259\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Joy, daughter of U2\u2019s Bono, releases new single \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Jordan Hewson, the eldest daughter of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/u2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/u2\/\">U2<\/a> frontman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/bono\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/bono\/\">Bono<\/a>, has released a new single under the name Jordan Joy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Sharing the news on social media to her nearly 40,000 Instagram followers, Hewson said: \u201cExcited to share this song&#8230; Don\u2019t Kill the Vibe is one for the kitchen party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cI wanted the sound to bring me back to indie New York, and what I was listening to when I lived there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The 36-year-old attended Columbia University in New York, where she completed an undergraduate degree in political science followed by a master\u2019s degree in creative writing. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Underneath the announcement on Instagram, Hewson received a stream of congratulatory messages, including one from former Glamour editor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/media\/2026\/04\/16\/cork-woman-samantha-barry-steps-down-as-editor-in-chief-at-glamour-magazine\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/media\/2026\/04\/16\/cork-woman-samantha-barry-steps-down-as-editor-in-chief-at-glamour-magazine\/\">Samantha Barry<\/a> who described the single as \u201cdivine\u201d, as well as praise from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/laura-whitmore\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/laura-whitmore\/\"> Laura Whitmore<\/a> and fellow musician <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/life-style\/people\/2025\/06\/20\/gavin-friday-u2-and-i-are-almost-like-brothers-you-very-rarely-blow-smoke-up-your-brothers-ass\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/life-style\/people\/2025\/06\/20\/gavin-friday-u2-and-i-are-almost-like-brothers-you-very-rarely-blow-smoke-up-your-brothers-ass\/\">Gavin Friday<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Rounding off the track announcement on social media, Hewson said there is \u201cmore to come\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The track has found favour with REM frontman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/michael-stipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/michael-stipe\/\">Michael Stipe<\/a>, who called it \u201cthe song of the summer\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Actor Jessica Alba also singled it out, posting about it to her 22 million followers, as did Hewson\u2019s actor sister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/eve-hewson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/eve-hewson\/\">Eve Hewson<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">According to the singer\u2019s YouTube, the single delivers \u201ca sound that sits between dream-pop, indie rock, and late-night synth, with a softness and slow-burning pull\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Influences cited include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/new-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/new-order\/\">New Order<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/lcd-soundsystem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/lcd-soundsystem\/\">LCD Soundsystem<\/a> and Yeah Yeah Yeahs as well as the poetry of Frank O\u2019Hara. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The track is not Jordan Hewson\u2019s first foray into music as she previously released three songs under the moniker Tenderhooks: Enemy in 2023, Anything You Felt and Summer Driving Fast\/Summer Driving Fast (Sunrise Remix) in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">In 2016, Hewson founded Speakable, a tech company aimed at promoting social activism and landed a spot on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2019 as a social entrepreneur.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Don\u2019t Kill the Vibe was co-produced by Australian sound engineer Catherine Marks who has previously worked with The Killers and Wolf Alice, as well as indie rock musician Jackson Phillips who is known by his stage name Day Wave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The single artwork is credited to photographer Grace Burns, who has been romantically linked with Hewson\u2019s brother, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/inhaler\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/inhaler\/\">Inhaler<\/a> frontman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/music\/2025\/02\/01\/eli-hewson-of-inhaler-theres-so-much-nepotism-in-every-facet-of-life\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/music\/2025\/02\/01\/eli-hewson-of-inhaler-theres-so-much-nepotism-in-every-facet-of-life\/\">Eli Hewson<\/a>, since 2023. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">It\u2019s apposite timing for the single to drop, coming as U2 have just released two EPs back to back \u2013 Easter Parade and Scars. 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