Chicagoist: Coldplay's A'Comin'!

lamgray

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:21:20 -0600

Heard the album, seen the Itunes commercial, saw that Eno produced it. The ONLY surprise is that they didn't call the album 'Joshua Tree' or at least if there was Spanish in the title, call it "Uno, Dos, Tres, Catorce" I'm SHOCKED!

Tankboy

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:50:35 -0600

Actually, they've released two singles from the album so far, "Violet Hill" and "Viva La Vida."

jones33

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:47:21 -0600

"We're still waiting for the band to come to their senses and release the strongest track on the album, "42," as a single, but until then, this'll have to do." What a ridiculous statement. You make is sound as though the album has been out for ages but last I checked, the street date isn't until June 17th and the first single release is just now approaching it's peak. I agree "42" is a single contender but let's at least allow the album to get (officially) released and let the singles take nature's course.

Ingrid

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:56:43 -0600

My teenage son asked me what I thought of the new album. I said that it pretty much sounds like anything else they've ever done...it's almost like 'ambient' music to me at this point. He said that after a while, they start sounding like his teachers and he just tunes them out. And by that I guess he meant the same thing I did...ambient background music.

kaylee

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:38:48 -0600

@mike thoms: Oh my god, you are my hero for saying that. I feel so very guilty for digging what I've heard off this new album. I've admitted it to three people so far: the first was safe as she has no qualms about saying she likes them; the second is a pompous ass about music and mocked me mercilessly; the third was blessedly mum about the whole thing. I own their first album thanks to a friend at the time thinking I'd like it; this is the first one I think I'll actually pay money for, and plan on listening to the free stream on MySpaz tonight.

JoeM500

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:09:45 -0600

I have gone all of these years without ever hearing them (if they have even been around "all these years") and I am hoping to keep it that way.

matilda

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:57:16 -0600

In the interest of full disclosure, don't you think you should acknowledge the fact that the ad for the new album is all over this site? I'm just sayin... So, you are asking for Chicagoist to disclose something about which you are already aware? Odd. How about this: You make up your own mind whether the writing is a slave to the ads. Psuedo-disclosure has no bearing in that.

Marcus Gilmer

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:54:02 -0600

The new record is pretty good, but deep down isn't it really just another Coldplay record? Don't get me wrong: Eno's production seems to lend a nuance to the songs that was absent before, I really dig some of the songs, and it's been on repeat on the ol' iPod. But it still feels like to me that you could put their entire catalog on "shuffle" and whatever mix you got you wouldn't really notice a difference. Of course, you could say the same for a lot of bands I like....

mike_thoms

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:48:24 -0600

god help me, i like these guys. i consider myself a music snob but I like these guys.

Tankboy

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:46:41 -0600

How strange! We actually have no control over ads (that's attended to by the ad department, which is separate from editorial) so disclosure isn't really necessary.

Mary_Sunshine

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:41:52 -0600

In the interest of full disclosure, don't you think you should acknowledge the fact that the ad for the new album is all over this site? I'm just sayin...