stephen 336 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 - Coldplay - Music of The Spheres - Upcoming ninth studio album from Coldplay rumoured to be called 'Music of The Spheres' UNDER CONSTRUCTION!! How it started: Spoiler Within the middle page of the Everyday Life album booklet*, a photo of a billboard featured with 'Music of The Spheres' and 'Coldplay Coming Soon' written on it alongside an interesting symbol riddled with stars and planets. Everyday Life was released November 22 2019. Fans did some digging and found the original photo and started to spot a few differences. Obviously the contents of the billboard were different but fans pointed out that the number-plate of the car was modified to 'FFTF2024' in the booklet. * - the PDF of the booklet released on Coldplay's website excluded the middle page that showed the billboard. This page only featured on physical versions of the album. Trademarks: Spoiler In 2017 and 2018, Coldplay filed for a number of trademarks including 'Los Unidades', 'Viva Deportes', 'Car Kids' and 'Music of The Spheres'. These trademarks were discovered when Parlophone teased 'Los Unidades', which turned out to be the boys performing under a pseudonym to release 'Global Citizen - EP1'. The announcement of Los Unidades along with fan fabled 'Car Kids' being trademarked, out-shadowed the 'Music of The Spheres' trademark application and it fell under the radar until it was teased again in the Everyday Life album booklet. The band initially had trouble trademarking 'Music of The Spheres' as seen on Justia* but it seems a new trademark application was submitted to the Intellectual Properties Office** on 04 December 2020. We are unsure whether they succeeded or not. * - https://trademarks.justia.com/880/46/music-of-the-88046174.html ** - https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcase/page/Results/1/UK00003564257 Official Sources & Tabloid/Newspaper Reports: Spoiler December 2018 - Dave Holmes, manager of Coldplay, gave an insight into the bands future in an interview with Music Week. “We’re working on new material, with new releases sometime in the next 18 to 24 months and another tour at some point,” said Holmes. This interview, conducted little under a year before Everyday Life's release suggests a tour at some point. Considering Everyday Life wasn't toured apart from a handful of shows, it seems that Holmes was talking about a post Everyday Life project. December 2018 - Phil Harvey and Dave Holmes were interviewed by Music Business Worldwide in which Dave was asked what was next in terms of Coldplay activity. "We’ll be taking a moment to catch our breath. We won’t be touring again until 2021 at the earliest. We need to take a break and come back with something really special." It is believed that these plans have changed due to the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic and may have been delayed a year or so. October 2019 - Tabloid newspaper The Daily Star reported that Coldplay would be "repeating the success of their Ghost Stories/A Head Full Of Dreams releases by dropping an arty LP first ahead of a more mainstream pop collection the following year." “The first album is the more experimental side of Coldplay, they probably won’t tour until 2020 when the next one arrives.” their insider claims. If their source is reputable then we can only assume that these plans were delayed due to COVID-19. November 2019 - In an interview with Radio.com, Chris Martin revealed that Orphans, lead single from Everyday Life, was originally going to be saved for the "next thing we're doing". (discussed at 12:35) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
andrewsky 467 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 My guess... Music Of The Spheres/Fragments For The Fans, a compilation or box set with studio outtakes from all previous eras of the band. Including songs from before Parachutes, like the Big Fat Noises' Panic EP and other odd things. Release in 2024. The picture might just indicate 'this is old (and dusty)', as are the recordings in the box set. ;) Actually I think 'Spheres' (different worlds) in this case could indeed mean the band's different eras. 7 6 Link to post Share on other sites
jc90 2733 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 FYI, we're doing some light investigating in my LP9 thread already, but please continue. As for 2), again, its been theorized in the LP9 thread already, but I dont buy it. I cant see how they can see that far into the future when their tour will begin, let alone end. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
LisaFeehily 52 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 It's interesting to read about the different theories! :) This was what I posted before in the LP9 thread: Staying with the space theme, "2024" could be a reference to NASA's 2024 Apollo Moon Mission, Back to the moon. And maybe the car is an old rover (-> lunar rover)? There's also a theme of bringing old and new together in the picture generally as with regards to Music of the Spheres, I learned that this seems to relate back to old theories by scientists Pythagoras and Kepler and their work on the relationship between music, harmonics and geometry, as well as the universe. In that album booklet picture that could be represented by the celestial symbols and geometrical shapes. NASA also seem to be exploring this Music of the Spheres theory further, saying "Lunar exploration is musical" and more on their website, and they're trying to sonify data from space. Perhaps Space Symphony could be a Coldplay adaptation of it? It sounds like a great title for a song either way. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
I ran away 12821 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 My guess... Music Of The Spheres/Fragments For The Fans, a compilation or box set with studio outtakes from all previous eras of the band. Including songs from before Parachutes, like the Big Fat Noises' Panic EP and other odd things. Release in 2024. The picture might just indicate 'this is old (and dusty)', as are the recordings in the box set. ;) Actually I think 'Spheres' (different worlds) in this case could indeed mean the band's different eras. I would die if that was it 7 Link to post Share on other sites
Snooprocky77 34 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Oh!maybe i find something! There is 9 planets,symboles in the pictures with one little circles above Each planets,symbols represants an albums and on of them is lp9 For exemple the sun represants lp8 everyday life 7 Link to post Share on other sites
coldplaymakesmyday 448 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I started coming up with acronyms for FFTF, and I had a bunch of them in mind. I got really excited about the name "Fuel for the Fire" until I realized that I read the acronym wrong. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
andrewsky 467 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 If this is about LP9 then 2024 maybe doesn't mean the year 2024 but 20 (2020) and 4th of February or 2nd of April. 7 Link to post Share on other sites
42Escapist 2256 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 The billboard really looks like Pilar Zeta's artwork. And honestly, the whole thing kinda reminds me of the AHFOD era imagery, especially what was on the band's website, except it's in black and white. The DNA reminds me of X&Y. DNA is the genetic code... which makes me think of "deciphering the codes in you" and the Baudot code. And of course, the image is in "black and white" with "no color or light," which sounds like some lyrics off the 9th song on X&Y. I love theorizing, okay 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites
MosesTheMarshmallow 549 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 There are 9 planets if you count Pluto, planets are spheres, and we are waiting for LP9. Maybe we will get the space rock follow up to X&Y we've been waiting for for years. 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites
sa_spurs_tx 209 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Well your zoomed in photo depicts "Coldplay Coming Soon" 2024 is not soon..... Whatever this is, it's going to happen soon!!!! Oh!maybe i find something! There is 9 planets,symboles in the pictures with one little circles above Each planets,symbols represants an albums and on of them is lp9 For exemple the sun represants lp8 everyday life [ATTACH type=full" alt="9899]9899[/ATTACH] 3 Link to post Share on other sites
sa_spurs_tx 209 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 The billboard really looks like Pilar Zeta's artwork. And honestly, the whole thing kinda reminds me of the AHFOD era imagery, especially what was on the band's website, except it's in black and white. The DNA reminds me of X&Y. DNA is the genetic code... which makes me think of "deciphering the codes in you" and the Baudot code. And of course, the image is in "black and white" with "no color or light," which sounds like some lyrics off the 9th song on X&Y. I love theorizing, okay [ATTACH type=full" alt="wacko.gif]9943[/ATTACH] And the image on the left side (swirling galaxy ?) reminds me of Mylo :) 3 Link to post Share on other sites
lennyrott1 1291 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 In that French interview, doesn't Chris say "They both mean something...." ?? If so, that makes me wonder if the car and license plate is different from Music of the Spheres, Coldplay coming soon thing... Maybe Music of the Spheres is coming in 2020 and then FFTF is coming in 2024 and includes........car kids........... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites
merril 508 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Well your zoomed in photo depicts "Coldplay Coming Soon" 2024 is not soon..... Whatever this is, it's going to happen soon!!!! 2024 is not soon, but it could perhaps mean 2nd of April or 4th of February in 2020. That would be very soon. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
sa_spurs_tx 209 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 2024 is not soon, but it could perhaps mean 2nd of April or 4th of February in 2020. That would be very soon. Oh wow, I didn't even think about it maybe meaning 2020 February 4! I like it! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
LisaFeehily 52 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 In that French interview, doesn't Chris say "They both mean something...." ?? If so, that makes me wonder if the car and license plate is different from Music of the Spheres, Coldplay coming soon thing... Maybe Music of the Spheres is coming in 2020 and then FFTF is coming in 2024 and includes........car kids........... I haven't watched the French interview yet but if there are two meanings then one of the themes in the picture could be space and the other sustainability. The way I see it the main features of the picture are the billboard, the car and the license plate, and both space and sustainability could be represented in each of the three. In terms of the space theme, if the car is an old range rover then the 2nd part of the name as well as the "2024" from the license plate could be referring to the next NASA Apollo moon mission. In the billboard the space theme is picked up by the solar system model and the "music of the spheres" slogan. As for sustainability, if it is a range rover then the "range" part could be a reference to sustainability, especially in relation to touring. A ranger is someone who protects nature and ranging can mean travelling too. In the license plate, the "FFTF" could be relating to sustainability as well, assuming it stands for "Fit for the future". And maybe if they say on the billboard "Coldplay coming soon" they're telling us that they might be on the road/touring again soon? Although that could just be wishful thinking...! 4 Link to post Share on other sites
42Escapist 2256 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 I think February 4th of 2020 is a little too soon. I guess it's possible, but it's on a Tuesday (most major album releases are on Fridays) and I seriously wonder if they'd have the time to finish a brand new album so soon after focusing on 17 songs (Everyday Life + Flags) for the past year unless they pulled a Kid A+Amnesiac and worked on two albums simultaneously. Even April 2nd seems unlikely because it's just so soon. I would think they'd like to spend a good portion of the year finishing the new record. And 2024 is just so far off... that is NOT "coming soon" :joy: If FFTF stands for "Fight For the Future," I think it's worth noting that there is an internet copyright, privacy, censorship, and net neutrality advocacy group by that name: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_for_the_Future I'm not sure what that means in terms of this supposed space theme, though. Maybe "Fit For the Future" is more likely to be the album title. 7 Link to post Share on other sites
Xyloband_99 412 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Maybe February 4th of 2020 is just first single or something like that. Album can come out 2 or 3 months later. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
andrewsky 467 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 I think February 4th of 2020 is a little too soon. I guess it's possible, but it's on a Tuesday (most major album releases are on Fridays) and I seriously wonder if they'd have the time to finish a brand new album so soon after focusing on 17 songs (Everyday Life + Flags) for the past year unless they pulled a Kid A+Amnesiac and worked on two albums simultaneously. Even April 2nd seems unlikely because it's just so soon. I would think they'd like to spend a good portion of the year finishing the new record. And 2024 is just so far off... that is NOT "coming soon" :joy: But they said they wanna release the next album 'as soon as possible'. Unless all the press and media wrote that headline(s) as clickbait? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
andrewsky 467 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Maybe "Fit For the Future" is more likely to be the album title. Sounds more like a sports and fitness programme on TV. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites
merril 508 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Fftf could mean: Finished February the Fourth. or: Friday February the Fourth (but that would be in 2021). As for album titles it could be: Fly, fly to freedom; Feel free to fly; Friends for the future; Just some wild guesses. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
sa_spurs_tx 209 Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 I think February 4th of 2020 is a little too soon. I guess it's possible, but it's on a Tuesday (most major album releases are on Fridays) and I seriously wonder if they'd have the time to finish a brand new album so soon after focusing on 17 songs (Everyday Life + Flags) for the past year unless they pulled a Kid A+Amnesiac and worked on two albums simultaneously. Even April 2nd seems unlikely because it's just so soon. I would think they'd like to spend a good portion of the year finishing the new record. And 2024 is just so far off... that is NOT "coming soon" :joy: If FFTF stands for "Fight For the Future," I think it's worth noting that there is an internet copyright, privacy, censorship, and net neutrality advocacy group by that name: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_for_the_Future I'm not sure what that means in terms of this supposed space theme, though. Maybe "Fit For the Future" is more likely to be the album title. Thinking about the characters on the license plate again, It could very well be April, 2, 2020 (at least according to how date notation is used here in Germany LOL) By the way, this is a Thursday. Maybe a new single or an introduction to a new era? :) 3 Link to post Share on other sites
ri3o 17 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) Hi guys, so it might have appeared here already, but the trademark Music of the spheres was submitted by Chris, Jonny, Guy and Will. https://trademarks.justia.com/880/46/music-of-the-88046174.html The more interesting thing is that it was actually refused and asked for reconsideratiom on december 23, 2019? After EL was released already. If it was here already, sorry for double posting! Edited January 23, 2020 by ri3o 9 7 Link to post Share on other sites
lennyrott1 1291 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 ^Interesting! And great job researching this. I don't know much about how copyright works, but I think if the request was rejected that doesn't stop them from still using it as a title. Like, there's now way they copyrighted Ghost Stories right? AHFOD and MX make sense to copyright cuz who's gonna copy that, but you can't copyright something that's commonplace (remember the case where Taylor Swift was trying to copyright her super commonplace lyrics?). Music of the Spheres already exists as a poem and as other music, so personally I feel like it's silly to copyright. But again, I'm not in the business and there's probably some imp. legal reasons to do this. Regardless, it seems like we know the title of the upcoming project! 7 Link to post Share on other sites
driftaguy 156 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Hi guys, so it might have appeared here already, but the trademark Music of the spheres was submitted by Chris, Jonny, Guy and Will. https://trademarks.justia.com/880/46/music-of-the-88046174.html The more interesting thing is that it was actually refused and asked for reconsideratiom on december 23, 2019? After EL was released already. If it was here already, sorry for double posting! That first appeared along with the Los Unidades and Car Kids trademarks. I hadn't known they'd reapplied for it last month though. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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