Ghost Stories

Pitchfork 4.4/10 Ghost Stories is unmistakably Coldplay's "breakup album," a subdued work that finds Chris Martin and his band crisply moping through mid-tempo soundscapes and fuzzy electronic touches that have the visceral impact of a down comforter tumbling down a flight of stairs.

A.V. Club D+ It’s unlikely that many people were clamoring for a demure Coldplay record, considering the band already had a partially deserved reputation for delivering various shades of vanilla. But Ghost Stories, Coldplay’s sixth, strips away the pomp and bombast of 2011’s Mylo Xyloto almost completely. Even the color scheme of…

The Line of Best Fit 7/10 Downtempo pop from the globe-dominating quartet to soothe troubled souls

Rolling Stone 3.5/5 Check out our album review of Artist's Ghost Stories on Rolling Stone.com.

DIY 3/5 UK-based music magazine bringing you music news, reviews, features, interviews and more

Clash 4/10 Album review: Coldplay - 'Ghost Stories'. A depressingly lifeless record from musicians who have proven themselves so much better...

The Observer 2/5 <p>Chris Martin may be hurting, but Coldplay's sixth studio album defaults to their plush trademark tones of yearning and succour, writes <strong>Kitty Empire</strong></p>

Slant 3/5 Ghost Stories isn’t the return to basics the band hinted at during interviews, nor does it need to be.

The Guardian 3/5 Their frontman's marriage breakup sees Coldplay consciously uncoupling the band's music from the swaggering melodies of old – but the lyrics are still humdrum, writes <strong>Alexis Petridis</strong>

The Telegraph 3/5 Chris Martin's first album since his split from Gwyneth Paltrow is big on love and loss, but lacks lyrical intimacy, says Helen Brown

The Irish Times 4/5 Review: 'Tears on the tracks, and a broken heart on its sleeve'