October 15, 20213 yr they really are trying to get the casuals on board - I normally love coldplay but Chris's voice on this is very grating
October 18, 20213 yr I listened yesterday and enjoyed it much more than I thought with some of the reviews it's had. It's been criticised for pandering to streaming playlists but I'd say only the two singles are really, and maybe one or two others at a push. Human Heart is lovely, Biutyful was a surprise with the chipmunk vocals but is interesting, Coloratura is the complete opposite of commercial! The riff in People of the Pride reminded me a bit of Spirit in the Sky! It's a bit of a mixed bag in terms of sound and quality but overall strong, I was expecting lots of squelchy synths and generic lyrics from the reviews.
November 7, 20213 yr I think I am liking this album more than 'Everyday Life' on the whole, doesn't have as many big highlights as that did but then it does only have half as many songs (excluding the interludes) tbf, from what we do have I think it's much less patchy with the only real dud for me being 'Biutyful' (a little on the dull side overall and not a fan of the chipmunked vocal part). 'Higher Power' and to a lesser extent 'My Universe' are both good pop Coldplay tracks for me, if the whole album had just been a bunch more attempts at that with 'Coloratura' awkwardly slapped on the end then that would have been disappointing but I was pleasantly surprised with the amount of diversity here, 'Humankind' sounds like a classic Coldplay stadium anthem and there are some enjoyable more leftfield moments on the tracklist with '❤️' and '♾' (as well as 'Coloratura' ofc which remains the best song on here). Even the Selena collab goes over better than I expected it to, not a huge highlight but it's a nice ballad.
November 7, 20213 yr ‘People Of The Pride’ is another huge standout moment for me after a few spins, sounds very like Muse!
November 22, 20213 yr Let Somebody Go is now receiving spins on Magic Chilled so I'd imagine other stations pick this one up as My Universe fades away
November 23, 20213 yr That Selena duet is not for me at all. My Universe has grown on me a lot though!
November 23, 20213 yr Let Somebody Go is now receiving spins on Magic Chilled so I'd imagine other stations pick this one up as My Universe fades away It's the most obvious next single. I hope they don't start trying to push it until January otherwise it will end up getting lost with Christmas.
February 1, 20223 yr They're doing a split radio release in the US. "Let Somebody Go" is the next Hot AC single, while "People of the Pride" is the next Alternative single.
February 2, 20223 yr Now would be the right time to get a single out, probably the last single from the album aswell.
February 3, 20223 yr About time! Most obvious single choice with perhaps ‘Humankind’ in the summer to support their tour?
February 4, 20223 yr Music video of "Let Somebody Go" out Monday.Out at 5pm. GMT. @1489645177090281475
February 22, 20223 yr Author Coldplay have a Spotify Singles release out at midnight, featuring a version of “Let Somebody Go” and... a cover of Kid Cudi’s “Day ‘n’ Night”! @1496217981256445952
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