The melody isn’t quite there though and the last half wonders some.

“Church” comes across a bit dreary but harkens a bit back to their early days with Martin’s quiet vocals.Feel free to skip but if you like an orchestra that features a violin solo – have at it. Don’t let the opening track “Sunrise” put you off.Considering the album’s length, let’s tackle song by song rather than inundate with long paragraphs that might confound you as much as Everyday Life might. Elements of their gushy melodic past freckle about, some songs sound more like filler and others clearly have a purpose for which you likely won’t understand, at least not for the time being. The double-album Everyday Life carries 16 songs and comes in just more than 50 minutes. Unfortunately, they also hit it out of the park their first 15 years and fans want more of the same! They don’t rest on their laurels and bring a level of musicianship and craft that arguably excels beyond many of today’s bands. To their credit Coldplay retains their original core of the band when singer Chris Martin who contributes on piano and acoustic guitar, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion started in 1997. Perhaps, a whole lot more once fully immersed in the new album and glimpses of light shine through as Coldplay takes you to another place you may or may not want to go. Everyday Life will leave you questioning the band’s motivation and longing for a bit more.

Do not expect the Coldplay that brought you such stellar songs like “Paradise,” “Viva La Vida,” “Speed of Sound,” “Clocks” and “Yellow” to return triumphantly. But then a few more songs were made public and high hopes began to emerge.Įveryday Life takes as big of a departure from their last two albums, as the last two albums did from the band’s first five. 22) and upon first listen it sounded like more of the same from the last two I failed to appreciate. But my how time flies as it has been four years, though just two since (what felt like) a combined tour with 2014’s Ghost Stories wrapped.Ĭoldplay released some tracks off their eighth studio album (out Nov. Whatever I heard, I didn’t buy it, and figured they would just take an extended break. It came as a surprise when Coldplay announced their new double-album Everyday Life because for some reason, I thought the band planned to call it quits after A Head Full of Dreams.

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