Livin’ La Viva La Vida

I’m a Coldplay fan, I’ve got their last three albums and I thoroughly enjoy their music as it reminds me of certain points in my life, but Chris Martin’s odd behaviour/odd dress sense has really left me non-plussed about their new album. Until the other day.

Since he got married and became mega-rich, he has become a bit of an arse. What put me off the new material was a supposed new direction that they were to take after their last album X&Y. I’m a traditionalist, i like my Coldplay a la ‘Shiver’ and ‘What If’! 

But then I heard the new single ‘Violet Hill’, and have seen the iTunes commercial featuring the song ‘Viva La Vida’ and am now eagerly anticipating the new album. I dunno how Mr Martin does it, but I really like Violet Hill and word is that the album isn’t too far removed from their earlier stuff. It just sounds like X&Y minus the rubbish lyrics but plus lots of ‘world music’.

Just a bit concerned about the Ricky Martin style album name. Then again, X&Y featured a ‘code’ as album art that no-one bothered deciphering, so the crazy album name doesn’t come as that much of a surprise.

Roll on the 12th!