Coldplay have been talking in recent months about releasing a harder more musically advanced album in the wake of their mega-hit X&Y, but until now it seemed like a lot of hot air.
Their new single "Violet Hill" is now available for free download on their website (http://www.coldplay.com/) and since it was posted has been downloaded over 600,000 times. The song is quite the departure for the band that has recently been trying to shake off the taunts that they are just a commercial pop band.
Chris Martin does his best Thom Yorke imitation singing over a simple drum beat. Jagged distorted guitars puncture his piano line occasionally and the song maintains a dark psychadelic side despite, being a simple pop song at heart.
Their new single "Violet Hill" is now available for free download on their website (http://www.coldplay.com/) and since it was posted has been downloaded over 600,000 times. The song is quite the departure for the band that has recently been trying to shake off the taunts that they are just a commercial pop band.
Chris Martin does his best Thom Yorke imitation singing over a simple drum beat. Jagged distorted guitars puncture his piano line occasionally and the song maintains a dark psychadelic side despite, being a simple pop song at heart.
"It was a long and dark december/From the rooftops I remember/there was snow/ white snow." Okay, so the lyrics are still pretty lame, but you've got to give the boys points for trying. Instead of catering to major rock radio, they got edgier as it is unlikely the song will find a home on the adult contemparary radio stations that made the band a household name.
However, if this is an indication of things to come, it is certaintly a bearer of good news. Their new album "Viva La Vida or Death and His Friends" comes out later this year.
Rating: 3.5/5
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