The forthcoming new release from Coldplay, "Viva la Vida," leaked on the internet last week. Stereogum did a fantastic job of giving the album a full rundown on Friday.
A highlight:
Over three albums, Chris Martin found a simple and relatively understated formula for successful songwriting: melodically, he hit it on Parachutes -- verse, verse up an octave, falsetto hook -- expanded it on Rush Of Blood, and made an overblown parody of it on that last one. If nothing else, this album shows the band is thinking, and is self aware: say hello to less falsetto, different song structures, and a legendary producer. Already we're off to a good start.
I've never been a die hard fan of Coldplay, but I've downloaded a fair number of their singles through the past several years. Title track "Viva la Vida" and first single "Violet Hill" have been on heavy rotation on my iPod for weeks, and for the first time I'm genuinely considering buying the whole album instead of just the singles that catch my attention.
Watch for the album to drop next Tuesday, and if you're on the fence take a look at the whole Stereogum review for an idea of what you're in for.
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