Yes, I've sneaked a peek at Coldplay's latest thanks to something called...well, you know what. Anyway, I'm very pleased. Those who thought Coldplay would do a near 360 in terms of style would be wrong. It's still quite the same, albeit their style has been augmented into what many reviewers like to call (disparagingly) U2ism.
Coldplay has had their fair share of anthemic, "stadium rock" tunes, but now they've turned up the notch and apparently landed in Bono territory. They've even chided its "Joshua Tree"ness as if that's a bad thing. I guess it's up to you to determine whether the resemblance is bad or good.
It opens with the now somewhat mandatory instrumental (required for any band to be seen as cutting-edge nowadays) which happens to be quite catchy. The rest are pretty much standard, but the mellow and bombastic tunes tend to be few and far between. Instead, we are treated with neat rockish
As for me, I like it anyway. All hail nice music!
P.S. This interview gives a good insight on the shaping of the album. It's funny to hear Martin say things like "The best bands in the world today are probably Arcade Fire and Sigur Rós. I think Coldplay is only the seventh best in the world." You can't get more self-deprecating than that, for a band that has sold 30 million albums and won 4 Grammys.
Coldplay has had their fair share of anthemic, "stadium rock" tunes, but now they've turned up the notch and apparently landed in Bono territory. They've even chided its "Joshua Tree"ness as if that's a bad thing. I guess it's up to you to determine whether the resemblance is bad or good.
It opens with the now somewhat mandatory instrumental (required for any band to be seen as cutting-edge nowadays) which happens to be quite catchy. The rest are pretty much standard, but the mellow and bombastic tunes tend to be few and far between. Instead, we are treated with neat rockish
As for me, I like it anyway. All hail nice music!
P.S. This interview gives a good insight on the shaping of the album. It's funny to hear Martin say things like "The best bands in the world today are probably Arcade Fire and Sigur Rós. I think Coldplay is only the seventh best in the world." You can't get more self-deprecating than that, for a band that has sold 30 million albums and won 4 Grammys.
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