I do wonder what the guys do during these releases. Do they watch for the reception?

I do wonder what the guys do during these releases. Do they watch for the reception?

 

I highly doubt it...

PLEASE NO.

 

Also, I can't think of a festival (except a few small ones in Belgium) where this kind of music would fit in.

And let's not forget that this envolves a lot of collaborations so it probably wouldn't work outside of Global Citizen.

I'm starting to think that this really isn't as big of a deal as Parlophone made it seem. At least when it comes to Coldplay's future.

Whether they're Coldplay or this Los Unidades i thought the guys had a policy of not releasing anything unless all 5 of them.had voted for it unanimously? For Christ's sake this gets through and not "The Race", "Left, right, left, right, left" , "Car Kids"etc. Guy and Will ok to throw a spanner in the works of some of these songs and not "e i e i o (Old MacDonald had a farm)"

Will on AHFOD film: "Sometimes things need to be said, and I've learned over the years that that has to be me"

 

So, why didn't you said anything about this Los Uni Dads thing, Will? WHY?

lol people, chill, it's only an EP and they didn't release it as Coldplay for a reason (which is: it's not Coldplay)

Then perhaps they shouldn't muck about with anagrams spelling out Coldplay 2018 and hinting at unreleased music in their name "unsold ideas" and Parlaphone weighing in about signing a new group. Just keep the 2 things completely separate!

It's okay guys it's probably just an april fools joke...wait that's not for four months

Honestly I only want this EP to be released and this Global Citizen Festival to happen to be done with this Los Unidades thing. Hope it never comes back.

"Guys, it's okay, this is not Coldplay. That's why they changed their name, to not associate this with them"

 

Well, so far they're doing a great job. Literally everyone is announcing this song as a Coldplay song.

 

https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/coldplay-track-review-e-lo-los-unidades-2413429

Blimey, being away from this forum for a while I forgot how much people jump the gun here. Let's wait and see what the music sounds like on Friday yeah? It's for charity so it's awfully entitles for some of us here to be crying about how Los Unidades shouldn't have happened. I bet not everyone liked Lhuna when that came out but it was for a good cause.

 

I really do think Los Unidades is just a pseudonym for the release of this stuff, to still have an association but to not be too tied down to the Coldplay Brand

Then perhaps they shouldn't muck about with anagrams spelling out Coldplay 2018 and hinting at unreleased music in their name "unsold ideas" and Parlaphone weighing in about signing a new group. Just keep the 2 things completely separate!

yes but they probably also want to sell a few copies

My guess is that this the EP is one of two or more charity fund raising EPs for Global Citizen. I haven't seen anyone pick up on it yet but Voodoo is an unreleased track from A Head Full Of Dreams so I suspect the idea of these EP songs being unreleased isn't incorrect after all.

 

I'm guessing that that the EPs could be a mix of old and new, with the next EP potentially containing Life Is Beautiful and Car Kids if we're lucky. The first EP has somewhat of an African vibe with the Mandela references, the next one could be more Spanish potentially with the 'band name' and if it features Life Is Beautiful.

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Then perhaps they shouldn't muck about with anagrams spelling out Coldplay 2018 and hinting at unreleased music in their name "unsold ideas" and Parlaphone weighing in about signing a new group. Just keep the 2 things completely separate!

That's all Parlophone's fault. I think if this was just announced without any hype, people wouldn't be as upset. But we hyped ourselves up with the hopes of hearing new and possibly old unreleased material.

Yea it was only a fabrication created by us lot with "unsold ideas" thing. None of this hype was created by Coldplay tbh.

Yea it was only a fabrication created by us lot with "unsold ideas" thing. None of this hype was created by Coldplay tbh.

Then explain why they made it Los Unidades instead of the correct Las Unidades...

Blimey, being away from this forum for a while I forgot how much people jump the gun here. Let's wait and see what the music sounds like on Friday yeah? It's for charity so it's awfully entitles for some of us here to be crying about how Los Unidades shouldn't have happened. I bet not everyone liked Lhuna when that came out but it was for a good cause.

Well we've heard 25% of the E.P. already. And given the featured artists on the other 3 songs, I'd expect more of the same.

 

Having said that, I think the song is ok, but it wasn't intended to be a Coldplay release but rather a Chris Martin collab release. I think we should judge this output separate from Coldplay.

If Coldplay release music like this, then all hell breaks loose, imo.

I'm so confused!!!

It kinda looks like a SJLT song to me and maybe the other new songs too. Chris collaborating with other artists and involving a bit the rest of the band in this songs. I don't think they will stick with that name though and I don't think they will stop making conventional LPs and EPs. As for the song, I'm not sure if I like it, it's getting too repetitive and simplistic, but I can't think of it as a Coldplay song!

If anyone would like the lyrics:

 

I'm just trying to remind myself that all hope is not lost

 

I think it's fine for what it is, but how could Guy let this go and not The Race?!

How Chris can call Ode to Deodorant a “s***” song but see this fit to release is beyond me...

I just listened to this song and I think it would fit perfectly playing in the background of some beach bar :D

 

That's ... all I can think of.

I just listened to this song and I think it would fit perfectly playing in the background of some beach bar :D

 

That's ... all I can think of.

Yeah, it would be a good house beach song, but definitely not a Coldplay release!

I just listened to this song and I think it would fit perfectly playing in the background of some beach bar :D

 

That's ... all I can think of.

 

Yeah. Was just about to say that I think that for what the song is, it's pretty good. I've had it on repeat for the past few hours while I'm programming my coursework.

 

It's a really chill and fun song to have in the background when you wanna focus IMO.