A surprisingly fresh record from a band many, including myself, had written off two albums ago. They traded in the nauseatingly maximalist aesthetic of their previous record for a much more stripped down and experimental outing this time. There are moments where the band seems completely unrecognizable if it weren't for Chris Martin's signature vocals to remind us. That's not to say all of it works, but their willingness to shuffle the deck is a welcome sign for lapsed Coldplay fans.

'Church' ... read more

This record is the sonic equivalent of the smell tree car fresheners give off. You can't tell what the smell is exactly but you know you don't like it and that it's giving you a slight headache. Every track on here is so poppy yet nondescript; two words which I thought were oxymoronic until now.

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Someone told Coldplay ambient music was "in" right now so they turned the reverb up, added a few synths, and called it a day. Putting aside how drab most of these songs are, the production is so sterile it feels like the inside of an operating room. One of the few decent tracks 'Oceans' is cursed with these piercing bleeps and bloops that are impossible to ignore and hypnotize you into insanity. 'A Sky Full of Stars' is likely the number one seed in my Least Favorite Coldplay Songs ... read more

This is the first album where Coldplay took a definitive turn towards Top 40 radio pop. Unlike much of what comes after this album in their discography, I actually find Mylo Xyloto to be a serviceable pop album. At times it's even great. The opener 'Hurts Like Heaven' chugs along so jubilantly it feels like a duty to tap your foot along to it. This tone can be felt throughout the whole album and peaks with 'Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall' which practically begs you to sing along at the top of ... read more

3 Favorite Tracks:
The Fallen
Walk Away
Eleanor Put Your Boots Back On

3 Favorite Tracks:
Ragged Wood
Tiger Mountain Peasant Song
White Winter Hymnal

3 Favorite Tracks:
Leave It In My Dreams
QYURRYUS
All Wordz Are Made Up

3 Favorite Tracks:
Human Sadness
Nintendo Blood
Father Electricity

3 Favorite Tracks:
Classy Girls
Slow It Down
Submarines

3 Favorite Tracks:
Homage
Skiptracing
Tesselation

3 Favorite Tracks:
i love you
wish you were gay
xanny

3 Favorite Tracks:
Harmony Hall
Unbearably White
Sunflower

3 Favorite Tracks:
Help!
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
I've Just Seen A Face

3 Favorite Tracks:
Across the Universe
Two Of Us
Get Back

3 Favorite Tracks:
A Message
Fix You
Speed of Sound

3 Favorite Songs:
Fluorescent Adolescent
Only Ones Who Know
The Bad Thing

3 Favorite Tracks:
Sylvia
Bear
Two

3 Favorite Tracks:
Strawberry Swing
Viva La Vida
Violet Hill

3 Favorite Tracks:
Norgaard
If You Wanna
Wetsuit

3 Favorite Tracks:
Let Nas Down
She Knows
Is She Gon Pop