Coldplay fourth album details leaked

Monday, January 14 2008, 14:37 GMT

Digital Spy

By Alex Fletcher, Entertainment Reporter

 

 

Rex Features

Details of Coldplay's fourth studio album, including its release date, have been leaked online.

 

According to Gigwise, the follow-up to 2005's X & Y will be called Prospekt and is due to be released on May 19.

 

The Brian Eno-produced album is reportedly 43 minutes long and has eleven tracks.

 

The full tracklisting is rumoured to be as follows:

 

'Famous Old Painters'

'Glass Of Water'

'Lost!''

'Cemeteries of London'

'Violet Hill'

'Poppy Fields'

'42'

'Yes!'

'Leftrightleftright'

'Rainy Day'

'Prospeckt's March'

 

I know we already knew most of that.. but if its true, we have a release date!! :D

May :cheer: lets hope thats true :D

Get in there!! I hope its as good as their last 3 albums - I would be most disappointed if not. Prospekt sounds like an IKEA table though :wacko:

Sounds good! I'd be very suprised if this was released in May however with recent developments, but the good enws is there's new material on the way which should be coming one way or another this year. ^_^

I heard this one on the radio today...

'Cemeteries of London' :bounce:

Only 43 min.

Coldplay album 'in a month'

Monday, 04 Feb 2008 14:59

http://www.inthenews.co.uk/entertainment/a...036;1196747.htm

 

British band Coldplay have said that their new album will be ready in "four or five weeks".

 

Chris Martin and co say that the recording of the band's fourth album is well on course after "the most productive and rewarding" week they have ever had in a studio.

 

But they have doused rumours that the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed X&Y will be called Prospekt.

 

Writing on their blog on their official website, the band say they are having a "brief rest before the final push" on their much-anticipated album.

 

According to reports, the new LP is scheduled for release on May 19th and it appears as though things are on course for that plan.

 

"Another four or five weeks and we should be home and dry," the band wrote.

 

"Another ten mixes and recording one of the songs from scratch."

 

They also revealed that two of the new songs – Strawberry Swing and Lovers in Japan – were recorded in a highly-productive spell in the studios just before Christmas which left them "buzzing".

 

"Since then, mixing has been slow and painstaking but that's just the nature of the beast," they added.

 

"So...give us another month or so and we might just have an album worthy of your patience."

 

The band's new album is being produced by Brian Eno, while in-vogue artist Timbaland is also said to be helping to put the record together in New York.

No Prospekt For Coldplay

http://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=568859

 

Contrary to reports and rumours, Coldplay's forthcoming album will not be called 'Prospekt'. Instead, it'll be called...

 

Actually, your guess is as good as ours because Coldplay are remaining tight-lipped over what their fourth album will be named.

 

What we do know is that the follow-up to 2005's 'X&Y' is just a month away from completion.

 

In new posting on their website, Coldplay have denied that the new album is called 'Prospekt' but are refusing to reveal what the title will actually be.

 

On a more positive note, the band has described recent sessions as "the most productive and exciting week we've ever had in the studio"

 

They continued:

 

"Mixing has been slow and painstaking but that's just the nature of the beast. So...give us another month or so and we might just have an album worthy of your patience.

 

News that Coldplay's Brian Eno-produced album is due for release in May will undoubtedly be greeted with joy as much by fans as EMI shareholders.

I dont care if its called Prospekt, or any onther name...

I just can wait for relise day.

Edited February 5, 200817 yr by LondonSKY

Its all getting exciting now :D

for me, they seem to get better with each album, so I am expecting great things from them this year.

and im pretty glad its not called Prospekt :P

I agree with LondonSky...Who cares what its called just aslong as we get it in less than 5 weeks :lol:

"Prospekt" sounds... weird

 

:blink:

I thought they were going to take an extended break after their last album?

Might be a nice idea to change the forum info to inform people of the 'Prospeckt' of the new album.

Might be a nice idea to change the forum info to inform people of the 'Prospeckt' of the new album.

 

The new album isn't going to be called Prospeckt that was only a rumor, and the title is yet to be revealed so I don't want to change the forum info until we've got the right info. :lol:

New single is called "42" isn't it? Sounds very epic and different I must say.

 

Not sure whether this album will be anywhere near as commercial as the last 3!

From Rolling Stone

 

Coldplay at Work on "Something Different" for Upcoming Album Behind the scenes with Chris Martin and crew as they record their fourth EVAN SERPICKPosted Feb 27, 2008 12:31 PM

 

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Coldplay are currently holed up in a studio in northern London, trying to hammer out the details for their still-untitled fourth album, due out in May. On a white board, three band members have posted radically different proposed track listings for the album. Chris Martin has withheld his, hoping to lobby his colleagues a little while longer. "I heard a Bono quote once that said 'Bands shouldn't break up over money, they should break up over track listing,' " he says. "Nothing could be more pertinent at this point."

To record their fourth album, the band hired legendary producer Brian Eno and pointedly tried to remove all outside influences. "We felt like the first three albums were a trilogy, and we finished that," says guitarist Johnny Buckland. "So we wanted to do something different." The band let Rolling Stone hear the songs they're working on, and most are refreshingly, bracingly different from Coldplay hits like "Clocks" and "Speed of Sound."

 

Several tracks are considerably rougher around the edges, with distorted guitars and more prominent percussion. The lyrics are darker, dealing with recurring themes of death and loneliness. And on several songs, Martin extends his vocal palette considerably beyond the falsetto that has largely defined him, exhibiting a lower, sexier mode that feels more personal and real. "Whether or not it's good, we certainly started to use more colors," says Martin. "It's impossible to please everybody, and it took us a while to learn that. It's just the freedom to say, 'Everyone might not like this. We're into it at the moment, so let's just get it done.' "

 

The band explored in a variety of sonic directions, something they attribute to Eno's encouragement. "He's just not judgmental, it's very refreshing," says Martin. Buckland adds, "It wasn't so much that he brings like a sound or something to it. He brings lots of ideas about everything, even down to like how we structured our day." His suggestion? "Take lots of breaks."

Of course, the band is still hammering away at that track listing, but here's a guide to several of the songs likely to end up on the album:

 

"Violet Hill": One of the strongest of the new songs, the band is considering giving it away as a special promotion in coming weeks and then leaving it off the album. Opening with a jagged distorted guitar riff, the song announces a new template: The stalking, bluesy beat fits nicely with Martin's earthy vocals and plaintive lyrics: "If you love me, won't you let me know?"

"42": The fact that the band is considering this song as the album's first real single underlines how far they're willing to a stray from their formula: It's an elaborate three-part piece, with swirling pianos, strings and beat loops that build to an uptempo climax, with some seriously stoner lyrics: "Those who are dead are not dead/They're just living in my head."

"Yes": Here, Martin's vocals take center stage like never before: Sounding more aggressive and strong than ever, they sit on top of an irresistible North African string-and-tablas arrangement and ache more convincingly than all the lilting falsetto in the world: "If you'd only, if you'd only say 'Yes'/I'm just so tired of this loneliness." It's the band's freshest song since "Parachutes."

"Death and All His Friends": A straight-up rock tune with a riff that sounds ripped from the Doobie Brothers, piano, and, in the last section, flute.

 

"Cemetaries of London": Notice the thematic pattern emerging from the title and lyrics? This one, with an electro loop and hand claps, doesn't sound as glum as its title portends.

"Life in Technicolor": Acoustic-guitar driven and jangly, this is one of the few tracks that seems built from the Coldplay template of songs like "Don?t Panic," only a bit more, well, panicked: "Baby it's a violent world," Martin sings.

"Chinese Sleep Chant": Opening with a jagged guitar riff, the song quickly settles into a propulsive dance-track loop with low-mixed, angelic vocals.

 

"Strawberry Swing": This is one of several potential album cuts with Afro-pop and high-life influences: Here, distortion-free finger-picked guitars which sound straight out of Mali mix with a heavy bassline and psychedelic synths. "My Mum comes from Zimbabwe, so I spent a lot of time there," says Martin. "I used to work in a studio where people played that."

"Reign of Love": A lovely layered composition of piano, bass and organ that backs fairytale lyrics.

 

 

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/189...pcoming_album/3

 

 

B) can' wait!!!!!!!!!

Edited March 5, 200817 yr by DaVeLoVeShAkI

I just cant wait for this one...

Coldplay's Viva title

20 March 2008

http://www.list.co.uk/article/7192-coldplays-viva-title/

 

Coldplay's new album will be called 'Viva La Viva'.

 

The band have decided to name the LP, which was previously rumoured to be titled 'Prospekt', after a painting by acclaimed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo which means 'Long Live Life'.

 

Frontman Chris Martin explained: "Frida went through a lot of s**t, and then she started a big painting in her house that said 'Viva La Vida'. I just loved the boldness of it."

 

Chris insists he isn't bothered what people think of the name.

 

The singer, who put up with a lot of criticism after he and his wife Gwyneth Paltrow called their three-year-old daughter Apple, said: "I've been through this before, naming something or someone and everyone saying 'That's a terrible name', but then saying, 'Well, f**k you, that's what it's called, and I'll be proved to be right eventually.' "

 

Frida, famed for her mono-brow, was portrayed by actress Salma Hayek in 2002 film 'Frida'.

 

She died in 1954 at the age of 47 after battling polio.

 

 

Oh im confused, the articles all seem to have different titles, so far ive read that its called

 

Viva La Vida

Viva La Viva

Vida La Viva

 

:wacko:

 

Viva La Vida seemed to appear more often so im hoping that its correct, but i can always edit the forum description if its not :lol: