Mylo Xyloto
Reuniting with producer Brian Eno, Coldplay doubled down on the filigreed sound that had characterized *Viva La Vida*, setting *Mylo*\'s widescreen sci-fi story about love and graffiti against a backdrop of shimmering guitars, kaleidoscopic synths, and soaring choruses. Even sparingly arranged songs like the acoustic guitar–driven \"Us Against the World\" pulse with the drama of piano chords and gauzy atmospherics. And when the band cut loose on anthems like \"Paradise\" and \"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall,\" they sound intent on provoking nothing less than rapturous delight.
While Coldplay will always be more enjoyable than groundbreaking, Mylo Xyloto works because the band once again manages to sound like Coldplay without sounding like any of its previous LPs. They maintain their stadium status grandeur while subtly challenging preconceptions.
Coldplay is part of a dying breed: rock bands that can sell out stadiums. Few have emerged in the last decade, though the old guard—from Springsteen to U2—still do blockbuster business. How fitting, then, that Coldplay’s fifth album, Mylo Xyloto, builds a bridge between yesterday’s rock stars and the urban acts…
Coldplay have always wanted it both ways. Since they arrived on the scene back in the early, early 2000s, they've (somewhat…
One distinct area this album seems to lack in is adding any dark shade to the vibrant soundscapes.
Coldplay finally surrender to their essential good nature on Mylo Xyloto, their fifth album and first to ditch all pretense of brooding melancholia.
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Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto perpetuates at least some of the progressive influence that Brian Eno brought to their last album.
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