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Viva la Vida or Death and all his friends
Coldplay
To say that Coldplay's fourth album Viva La Vida was long-awaited would be an understatement. To say that we love it, would be even more so.
The album, with its name borrowed from Mexican artiste Frida Kahlo, is pure brilliance. Although the sound is what Coldplay fans are used to, it's different, experimental even, but still catchy. The album begins with the mostly instrumental Life In Technicolour, a very digital-sounding track with sweeping Middle-Eastern instrumentation, before moving on to new territory with tracks such as Lost!, which sees the band lose their radio-friendly sound and head in a brand new direction. While lead single Viva La Vida is probably the only track that remains mainstream, Violet Hill, although quite alternative, isn't too far behind.
Our favourite? 42. It's one of those tracks that seems to go on forever and ever with dark, soft lyrics and a moody piano, then jumps into the second-half with a dynamc twist of beats, faster melodies and stinging electric guitars. That, for us, sums up Coldplay. They aren't afraid to be different, try something new, lead the fans on one train of thought and then jump headfirst into another.
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