Mylo Xyloto

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  • Artist: Coldplay (See All Albums by Coldplay)

  • Date Released: Oct 24, 2011

  • Genre: Rock/Pop, Style: Rock

  • Label: CAPITOL

  • Copyright: (P) 2011 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd

Total Tracks: 14   Total Length: 44:10

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Wayne Robins

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Wayne Robins has been a journalist specializing in music for more than 40 years. Since his first paid assignment, reviewing the Rolling Stones 1969 Oakland show...more »

10.24.11
Making good use of the tension between wanderlust and safety
2011 | Label: CAPITOL

Like any prosperous band with a global audience entering its second decade, Coldplay seems to want to venture away from its enchanted cottage, albeit not too far. Their fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto (made-up words despite online MacGuffins as to meaning) makes good use of the tension between wanderlust and safety. “Hurts Like Heaven” drops the “soft” from Coldplay’s soft-rock wheelhouse, and kicks hard, a rush of blood through the keyboards with some of the roaming impulse of Arcade Fire’s anthems. “Charlie Brown” with lines such as “took a car downtown where the lost boys meet,” leaves little doubt that Chris Martin means it when he says he had been looking to Bruce Springsteen’s Darkness on the Edge of Town for inspiration. Martin also told NME that “our lyrics are a bit shit,” which is self-deprecating only by a hair: There are comparisons of rivers to raindrops, and the image of teardrop-to-waterfall appears in not one, but two songs.

Brian Eno is back; the co-producer of Viva la Vida, or Death and All His Friends, (the best-selling album of 2008), is credited with “Enoxification and additional composition.” Tracks such as “Major Minus” and “Don’t Let It Break Your Heart”… read more »

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Mylo Xyloto

JamesIsDreaming

I was excited for a new Coldplay release, and was looking forward to seeing them make new music when I skimmed over the album titles and saw Rihanna's name on one of them....That made me worried... Listened to the album... What a let down... Where did my Coldplay go?

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good, not as good as rush of blood

EMUSIC-026FCAA7

I enjoyed it but not as much as their older albums. If you dig coldplay try Half Moon Tuesday, they have a sample album you can get on their website halfmoontuesday.com under free mp3s.

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Best effort yet!

Melodyman50

I disagree with the negative reviews. I think this is a great group of songs that work great together. The production is fantastic ( blend of the players) and what they are doing individually is awesome. The songs are simple, yet original. The lyrics are very poetic and deep, though they too appear "simple." When the rhythms kick in they are very infectious (in a great way) as are the melodies. The placement and choice of material with Rihanna is very nice. It introduces something slightly different yet wonderfully compatible. I was a bit apprehensive when I heard the negative views in terms of her being included and once again, I totally disagree. To me, this is a shining achievement for them (their best).

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Oh what could've been

Rinni404

It's interesting to see what a band has to say after a decade of making music, and I'm disappointed with Coldplay to be honest. They have one or two interesting and note worthy tracks but all in all, I have to say that this attempt is ho hum at best. It's just background noise.

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.........not so much .

GoodCitizen

......downhill after X n Y : /

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Mediocre at best.

music.masala

Coldplay lost me when they started playing arena rock ala U2. The only tracks that work are those produced by Brian Eno. All the others sound one dimensional and anytime guest vocalists are involved, you are reaching.

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