Honestly, most math rock I've listened to just applies jazz theory to basic pop rock or hardcore rock. I've listened to a dozen examples now and they all sound completely different except for nonconventional beats. Dunno if I want U2 doing math rock -- they're better when they don't know what they're doing.
It's weird, I like jazz, but some of the crazier beats makes me feel a bit whacked out, hard to focus, like I'm having a mild stroke. Might be me though, I have problems in noisy cafes trying to focus on someone talking.