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One could approach a new Coldplay album numerous ways. If there are fewer ways to avoid a new Coldplay album, some valiantly try.
Whether you look forward to the latest from the English band, or subscribe to idea that no news is good news, the fact is Coldplay have returned with their fifth album, a concept piece named Mylo Xyloto, after its two protagonists seeking escape from the pitfalls of modern life.
The expansive gestures of previous albums – soaring strings, falsetto vocals, melancholic keyboard melodies and layered guitars – return for another encore, and are embellished by Coldplay’s newfound interest in the beats and synths of chart R’n’B.
Upon first listen, the new album sounds so unfamiliar, an almost unrecognisable difference to Coldplay's earlier efforts. Not to say it's something to be put off by, or a score against the band, because what this album really shows is how greatly the band has evolved over the past years, and it's a joy to experience that growth with them. Whether with up tempo tracks like 'Charlie Brown', and personal favourite 'Paradise', or with the slower more intimate songs like 'Us Against the World' that have since been termed 'Coldplay-esque', it's no doubt that this new album has heart. And that's what really brings it home for me.
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Coldplay: Mylo Xyloto
Reviewed by Simon Winkler on .STACK Magazine Review - Coldplay: Mylo XylotoSTACK reviews new album "Mylo Xyloto" by Coldplay, in-store at JB Hi-Fi.Rating: 3.0
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