1 hour ago, coldplaymakesmyday said:

Does anybody have any idea what Jon's jacket says here? Maybe it could be the title of a new song or something.  I think the last letter is a Kaotican H but it's a little hard to tell. 

 

Good spot! Looks like its 90 degrees anti-clockwise and says HIGH. A single maybe, or a key word in a release song?

Edited April 29, 20215 yr by Ex&Why

I honestly don't know, but I'm pretty sure it'll end up being a more pop-like album. (like mx or ahfod).

1 minute ago, Ex&Why said:

Good spot! Looks like its 90 degrees anti-clockwise and says HIGH. A single maybe, or a key word in a release song?

could be a shorthand for Higher Power

1 hour ago, coldplaymakesmyday said:

Does anybody have any idea what Jon's jacket says here? Maybe it could be the title of a new song or something.  I think the last letter is a Kaotican H but it's a little hard to tell. 

 

His shirt reminds me of an Inverse Bullet Unicode symbol: (U+25D8) ◘

It's really hard to tell though not enough clarity.

5 minutes ago, BerheavedTripod8 said:

They do share the same producer though. Them saying it was written early 2020 sound like this certainly wasn't the first song they've written for this release.

Sharing the same producer doesn't mean anything when the lyrics and sound of the song isn't spacey/alien-like in anyway. Haha. 

When they mentioned that Orphans was suppose to be in LP, I don't think anyone would have thought aliens would be involved in that album. ?

Re the album title, maybe it'll be a double album like EL was with sunrise and sunset. 

These are just my opinions and theories:

I have to say that Higher Power doesn't feel like an album name at all. Music of the Spheres still seems to be the name for the whole project/LP9. Only rumours we have about the MOTS release date, refer for September release - so it's still a long way off and promoting Higher Power makes sense. Wasn't it the same with Mylo Xyloto? We had ETIEW release without any announcement of album, although there were big rumours about MX being the name of the album.

 Symbol which most probably refers to MOTS is:  

Has anyone thought that the Alien Radio frequency screen actually reminds this symbol?

Also to go back to that photo in Everyday Life booklet, I guess I'm not the only one who can draw connections. I can't find the connection with triangle and rectangle though.

 

Edited April 29, 20215 yr by CP-EST

I agree with hamblingreen, hope Coldplay's sound for this album is similar to the  Kaleidoscope EP with "All I Can Think About Is You".

I also wouldn't mind if they tossed in some "Atlas", "Midnight", "Moving To Mars" vibes from their former songs.

We will see soon enough, don't want my expectations to overshadow my mind. 

Really strange how much promo and merchandise will come off Higher Power release. It has to be a powerful single, Max Martin as a producer is known for a couple of these.. ?

Given the lengths they went to to secure the usage of MOTS....Surely it's AT LEAST the name of the tour, but it might not be the name of the album as predicted.  

 

 

23 minutes ago, shred said:

Sharing the same producer doesn't mean anything when the lyrics and sound of the song isn't spacey/alien-like in anyway. Haha. 

When they mentioned that Orphans was suppose to be in LP, I don't think anyone would have thought aliens would be involved in that album. ?

You'd think so, but I think for quite a while now Coldplay has recognized/advocated about refugee issues and framed it around this alien theme. Look at A L I E N S - if you look at the actual lyrics, music video, and advocacy (end of the video calls for donations to Migrant Offshore Aid Station based in Malta, which aids Mediterranean refugees). Very similar themes about refugee issues in Daddy and Orphans, and recall Moving to Mars is named after the Mat Whitecross documentary about refugees. A lot of the refugee experiences is about landing in a foreign environment, literally being legally labeled as an "alien." And a lot of refugees want to go home but they can't because of ongoing conflict - the lyrics of Orphans and A L I E N S both get at the idea of wanting to go home. So in my mind this makes perfect sense - an album that tells a refugee story but through the palatable lens of space rock. This is an update on AROBTTH, an album about heartbreak and a little bit about war (Politik), dressed up in palatable alt piano rock. VLV is very much also an album about the Iraq/Afghanistan wars, but dressed up in a poppy uniform (speaking of poppies, I theorize that Prospekt's March/Poppyfields must have something to do with opium poppy production in Afghanistan). 

Edited April 29, 20215 yr by MosesTheMarshmallow

24 minutes ago, MosesTheMarshmallow said:

You'd think so, but I think for quite a while now Coldplay has recognized/advocated about refugee issues and framed it around this alien theme. Look at A L I E N S - if you look at the actual lyrics, music video, and advocacy (end of the video calls for donations to Migrant Offshore Aid Station based in Malta, which aids Mediterranean refugees). Very similar themes about refugee issues in Daddy and Orphans, and recall Moving to Mars is named after the Mat Whitecross documentary about refugees. A lot of the refugee experiences is about landing in a foreign environment, literally being legally labeled as an "alien." And a lot of refugees want to go home but they can't because of ongoing conflict - the lyrics of Orphans and A L I E N S both get at the idea of wanting to go home. So in my mind this makes perfect sense - an album that tells a refugee story but through the palatable lens of space rock. This is an update on AROBTTH, an album about heartbreak and a little bit about war (Politik), dressed up in palatable alt piano rock. VLV is very much also an album about the Iraq/Afghanistan wars, but dressed up in a poppy uniform (speaking of poppies, I theorize that Prospekt's March/Poppyfields must have something to do with opium poppy production in Afghanistan). 

Yes, I actually made the link between Orphans/aliens/refugees, when thinking about how Orphans would fit with LP9. But Orphans is quite literal lyrically - they talk about a girl from Damascus and describing peach/almond farms. Unlike ALIENS, however, where the lyrics are a bit ambiguous. 

All I'm saying that if I heard Orphans and you showed me the theme of LP9, I would not have put those two together. Lol.  

Whatever is MX2, I'm up for it. Quoting @shredhere, 'I'd pick MX over AHFOD any day' - seconded. Smth in between MX and X&Y is super welcome

Dunno if we've looked into this, may in fact be a little spoiler for the upcoming concert.

On Coldplay's official YouTube account there are on occasion an Kaotican symbol for1.

It appears on the bottom-right corner on some music videos.

I've noticed it's not for every song though.. for example Coldplay's Spies doesn't have one but Yellow does. Just curious if y'all think it's related to the song setlist for the upcoming concert or if it's important in the slightest. Would love your thoughts thanks.

Coldplay filming a video at The O2 today?

 

 

4 minutes ago, Ex&Why said:

Coldplay filming a video at The O2 today?

 

 

Oh man this is going to be a banger, I really do hope it’s a lot like ETIAW

4 minutes ago, Ex&Why said:

Coldplay filming a video at The O2 today?

 

 

Very interesting. I was thinking fireworks and confetti would be one of the first things to be left out of shows becuase of their push to be environmentally friendly. Maybe it doesn't count for music videos, or maybe they'll be back to usual extravagant shows like AHFOD and MX

2 minutes ago, prco1994 said:

Oh man this is going to be a banger, I really do hope it’s a lot like ETIAW

Argh. I hope not! ?

57 minutes ago, stepstr said:

Whatever is MX2, I'm up for it. Quoting @shredhere, 'I'd pick MX over AHFOD any day' - seconded. Smth in between MX and X&Y is super welcome

If it's in between, I don't mind LP9 leaning more towards X&Y. Ha!

Took these (sorry for the bad image quality, these are only printscreens) from the videos from O2 shootings. It seems that the symbols are not only those 5 that we knew until now. My guesses is that in fact it's like MX era where each symbol is associated to one track of the album. So I think we are faced here with 'Music of the Spheres' album, with 12 tracks! Thoughts on this?

Edited April 30, 20215 yr by Su_Xyloto

There's no way they would go all out trying to promote a single and then disappear. They've changed the website and released that band photo from a few pages back that shows them in new outfits. They created a whole Kaotican alphabet that has something to do with the themes of this era, which looks quite a bit like the Klingon alphabet if you ask me ?

1 hour ago, Su_Xyloto said:

Took these (sorry for the bad image quality, these are only printscreens) from the videos from O2 shootings. It seems that the symbols are not only those 5 that we knew until now. My guesses is that in fact it's like MX era where each symbol is associated to one track of the album. So I think we are faced here with 'Music of the Spheres' album, with 12 tracks! Thoughts on this?

This is what I was thinking even before these extra symbols showed up. Every track on MX has a symbol.

Ghost Stories is the same way, including the bonus tracks:

Now what I'm wondering is if Higher Power is the first single of a new album and if each song on the album has a corresponding symbol... which one is used for Higher Power? Who knows, that may become clear once we know the complete lyrics to the song.

6 hours ago, TealAppeal said:

His shirt reminds me of an Inverse Bullet Unicode symbol: (U+25D8) ◘

It's really hard to tell though not enough clarity.

Maybe if Jay starts wearing that shirt more often, I'll start calling it The Buckland Symbol and drawing it all over everything. Or the Buck Signal maybe?

 

Legend has it, if you shine the Bucksignal during a clear night in Camden, Jonny will show up and play any song you ask him to. Sometimes he'll even sing Don't Panic if you're lucky. But he'll only do this if you scare off the sheep that follows him around, eating his hats and selling his guitars on eBay. Then, before he leaves, he'll tell you a cool fact about space as thanks. Jon will wave goodbye before getting a running start and leaping off the ground. Then he'll soar out of sight above the London skyline riding his guitar like a magic broomstick.

27 minutes ago, coldplaymakesmyday said:

Maybe if Jay starts wearing that shirt more often, I'll start calling it The Buckland Symbol and drawing it all over everything. Or the Buck Signal maybe?

 

Legend has it, if you shine the Bucksignal during a clear night in Camden, Jonny will show up and play any song you ask him to. Sometimes he'll even sing Don't Panic if you're lucky. But he'll only do this if you scare off the sheep that follows him around, eating his hats and selling his guitars on eBay. Then, before he leaves, he'll tell you a cool fact about space as thanks. Jon will wave goodbye before getting a running start and leaping off the ground. Then he'll soar out of sight above the London skyline riding his guitar like a magic broomstick.

It's like you take it from my dreams ?

I'm back ? hahaha

24 minutes ago, WskCarlosG said:

I'm back ? hahaha

Wow that could be the official album cover ?

Edited April 30, 20215 yr by Everyday life

13 hours ago, Captain Crieff said:

Coldplay just posted a tiktok video and... you guys the whole band actually walked through Camden and nobody said a word

https://www.tiktok.com/@coldplay/video/6956606021720739077

The graffiti at the end looks like the artwork for the album...