Since completing 2007’s ‘Square One’, Coldplay fulfilled their contract with EMI Records and where under no obligation to release another album. There were many famous songs of Coldplay available. This is the first studio album from Coldplay since bad diagnosis in 2007. Square One and What If is really good.
What If is just a great song and one well worth taking the time to give it a good listen. Voice and instruments in White Shadows complement each other. Other tracks are good but your best bet is to stick with Fix You. Vocal harmonies in this track are great and song structure is just right. X and Y is a song that will not reduce you to tears but leave you thinking long after X&Y have ended. Speed Of Sound is a striking and quite long song. A Message rocked my world when I popped it into my car stereo. It’s so catchy, it’s amazing. The Hardest Part is another favourite of mine. Swallowed In The Sea defines beauty, yet is as unforgiving as an astringent stone. I loved Twisted Logic the first time I heard it. No Coldplay song has come close to capturing my attention as Til Kingdom Come (Bonus Track) did.
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