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The next of our featured Mylo Xyloto album review comes from the Globe and Mail from Canada who have published their review of the new album today. They have given the album a very good 3.5/5 and call Coldplay "the rising hope of album music," at a time when Coldplay themselves regularly throw doubt on the future of the LP format in interviews. Read on for their review...   We never saw this coming. Coldplay, the onetime Radiohead-lite with melancholic melodies that reached to heavens, cheap se

It almost goes without saying that a new Coldplay album is a monumental event on the pop calendar, writes Digital Spy in an online article after they caught up with the drummer Will Champion a mere 24 hours before the LP's hand-in to find out more. Their last album, 2008's Viva la Vida, sold over nine million copies and topped the charts worldwide, defying declining music sales and securing their position as a global indie-pop force. (Full discussion on this new article is at the Coldplay forum

Coldplay release their fifth album Mylo Xyloto worldwide on Monday (24 October), and with the record already earning a host of acclaim for its mix of anthemic songwriting, collaborations - including one with Rihanna on Princess Of China - and cutting edge production, Q Magazine spoke to some of those involved in making the album to get a unique, behind the scenes perspective on its creation. Producers Markus Dravs, Rik Simpson and Daniel Green; sleeve designers Tappin & Gofto and the band's

Our next featured Mylo Xyloto album review comes from the Daily Mail who have published their review of the new album today. For some their rating image isn't working so we don't know what they've given it - keep an eye on their link for that. Their review is positive and focuses on the collaboration with Rihanna, and the review is entitled "Coldplay are HOT: Rihanna cheers up Chris Martin, making his fifth album a triumph". However, they do criticise the flow of the concept storyline, writing:

Guy Berryman has one of the best jobs in the world: he plays to stadiums full of adoring fans, has sold 50 million records and yet is still able to sit unrecognised in a London pub and nurse a pint on a lazy Sunday. To mark the release of the band's fifth album Mylo Xyloto, Guy talks to GQ Magazine about partying with A-ha, his obsession with Leica cameras and the schoolboy errors of disco style... (Full discussion on this article is at the Coldplay forum now. [thanks Skuze23])   GQ.com: What's

Our next Mylo Xyloto album review comes from our friends at The Upcoming (bookmark their site for everything - thought-provoking stories, cultural insights and interesting news!) They give the new album a perfect 5/5 rating. As well as short reviews for each of the tracks... their album review in a nutshell? It's: "This album is Coldplay’s most pop and widest work to date, it is a 44-minute adventure in the world of music: immersed in a waterfall of sounds and emotions, you just need to close yo

In another extensive interview published online today, The Daily Mail has been writing about the inner workings of Coldplay from their Bakery/Beehive headquarters in North London. In this remarkably candid interview, Coldplay discuss the trappings of fame and Chris Martin even goes as far as discussing his relationship with Gwyneth Paltrow. Other topics include the threat from Justin Bieber – and why they might be about to call it a day (we bet they don't, but NME like to stir shit up so its all

A few long articles have surfaced from various sources this weekend as the Coldplay juggernaut goes into overdrive, ready for the release of Mylo Xyloto. This from the Sunday Herald Sun (Australian), discusses Coldplay's approach to Rihanna for Princess Of China (nothing we didn't already know), Brian Eno (again, not new) and also the development of one of Coldplay's most popular new tracks - Charlie Brown. That part at least (around the middle of the article), makes interesting reading... [Ful

As we tweeted a few days ago, Rolling Stone rated Mylo Xyloto a 3.5/5, which according to their marking system gives Coldplay an album that's somewhere between 'good' and 'excellent'. Key tracks to look out for according to RS are Princess Of China and Hurts Like Heaven. The review comes with a colourful cartoon animated image which reflects the music. Choruses are bigger, textures grander and the optimism more optimistic. Overall an uplifting review for an uplifting album. You can read more dis

Up next to review Mylo Xyloto is the BBC Music website with a short yet succinct and relatively positive article of the new album. There is no rating and no large song previews, but they do focus most of their attention on the balance of the album. You can read more discussion on this new review at the Coldplay forum forum now. We'll try and cram in as many media reviews of the album before and after it drops... whenever that may be. Read on for the BBC review... [thanks andrea25]   Don’t Coldpl

Special guests SFTW are side of stage at Cape Town Stadium as Coldplay prepare for their first ever show in South Africa, The Sun writes, in a new article published today. And as with all their gigs, Coldplay are ready to give their all tonight. After an hour of vocal warm-ups, the band are geeing each other up with just minutes to go. Full discussion on this latest article is at the Coldplay forum now. [thanks Mimixxx])   Drummer Will Champion performs some eye-watering leg stretches before the

Chris Martin, is one of the world’s biggest rock stars, a species for whom tardiness is all but a right. Yet he was full of apologies when he popped through the door of a Midtown Manhattan restaurant, no entourage in sight, for a recent interview with the NYTimes this week. “I’m sorry I’m late,” he blurted, wearing a slightly stained “Don’t Mess With Texas” T-shirt and loudly colored sneakers, though he had no sunglasses, hat or any other means of celebrity disguise.   But Mr. Martin was actuall

Q Magazine are the next of the reputable sources to review Coldplay's forthcoming album, Mylo Xyloto. It is the biggest and most in depth review found so far, but there is no rating to it - instead they have given a short paragraph to each of the songs with a promise of a complete review in issue Q305, out on 25th October. You can read more discussion on this new review at the Coldplay forum forum now. We'll try and cram in as many media review of the album before it drops...whenever. Read on f

Spin Magazine are one of the first reputable sources (we're not including NME in that) to review Coldplay's forthcoming album. Although they don't go into great depth and don't say whether they've heard the album in full (or whether they went to the Parlophone playback event in London last week which we wrote about), they do give the album a 7/10. Compare this (or not) to the 9/10 they gave Viva la Vida three years ago. You can read more discussion on this new review at the Coldplay forum forum

Before Coldplay's final festival performance of the summer at Rock In Rio, Chris and Jonny did a round of interviews which were recorded for radio. During one presented by TheMusicPimp, they talked about working with Rihanna, their 'transition to pop' as the interviewer put it, as well as Brian Eno, spraying walls, and more on the concept of Mylo Xyloto. You can listen to and download the full audio interview at the multimedia forum via SoundCloud now. Below is the article as transcripted. Most

A few interesting storylines have popped up online following the publication of the Coldplay article as featured in the 25th anniversary edition of Q Magazine earlier in the week. As a result of the Q&A session with Chris, Guy, Jonny and Will, so far we've seen headlines on Chris's envy of Lady Gaga, Adele and Jay-Z, his wish for anything but an ordinary funeral and crying when Amy Winehouse comes on. The Q article seems to be very tongue in cheek, but boy do the media take the contents seri

Coldplay have appeared in the Italian music magazine La Repubblica XL this week in an extensive interview about the new album Mylo Xyloto (including the first major review of this era). There were also some interesting pictures from within The Bakery/Beehive... including Coldplay's loo. Back to the album review - XL have given it a favourable 8/10 and compared it to Arcade Fire's Funeral. The closing line of the review entices: MX might very well be a bomb of an album, maybe you just need to giv

They are the biggest-selling band in British rock today but also one of the most criticised. Have the slings and arrows stopped us from getting to know the real Coldplay? The Sunday Times joined Coldplay in Japan to find out - and we now have the full transcript of the article entitled "They've Got A Ticket To Stride" below - which is also over at WikiColdplay in protected archive format. Enjoy!   If you are going to mess up a song - and I mean really balls it up to the point where you have to

When Chris Martin hinted the last Coldplay album might just be exactly that – their last – producer Brian Eno had other ideas, writes MusicWeek, in an extensive article on Coldplay and their forthcoming album, Mylo Xyloto. Read on for the details... you can discuss this article at the Coldplay forum now [thanks Skuze23]   Guitarist Jonny Buckland explains: "Brian’s a very inspirational character. He wrote us a letter actually after we finished the last album saying, ‘That was good, but I think w

Since we exclusively reported that Hype Williams was working with Coldplay's new video for Paradise, Williams's first with the band since the official Viva la Vida shoot back in 2008, MTV have all but confirmed the collaboration with an interview with Chris Martin during the Austin City Limits festival this past weekend. They also hint at a new face appearing in the video. Here's what they had to say:   Coldplay already told MTV News that they decided to roll the dice and go with the inscrutable

Chris Martin dropped by the Rolling Stone studio yesterday to chat about Coldplay's fifth album Mylo Xyloto, a record which reunites the band with Viva la Vida collaborators Markus Dravs and Brian Eno. This time around, though, Eno was less involved in production and more engaged in the actual performances. Below are some of the excerpts from the interview - in which Chris was unusually unassuming and candid. You can also watch and download at the Coldplay forum now [thanks Blue Nails & zzz]

As Coldplay unveil a trio of tour dates in December, drummer Will Champion tells BBC 6 Music what we can expect from their new record Mylo Xyloto and reveals he's a bundle of nerves. Below is the article from 6 Music today, but you can also download the full audio interview at the multimedia forum now [thanks zzz].   They might have finished the much-anticipated record with producer Brian Eno, but Champion says: "There really is no sense of relief. It's actually almost worse," he told Steve Lama

Coldplay have talked to MTV News (watch a video interview there) while they at this weekend's Austin City Limits fest, about unexpected team-up on the new album Mylo Xyloto - Rihanna. Here's what they had to say online:   Last week, Coldplay made headlines when they announced they'd be teaming with Rihanna on "Princess of China," one of 14 tracks on their upcoming Mylo Xyloto album. And while the news may have left some fans a tad, uh, puzzled, Coldplay say the collaboration was born out of a de

It would be a pretty hipster thing to say that the Coldplay show at Austin City Limits Music Festival on Friday was cheesy and overly sincere. But you won't actually hear that. Because all the hipsters were on the other end of the Zilker Park with Kanye West, writes the Dallas Observer music blog.   Sure, Coldplay's music expertly draws out the emotional side of college co-eds, but, aside from popular hipster belief, there is more to the band than aiming to pull at the heartstrings of fans. None

AUSTIN, Texas — For any English band, playing this Texas hipster mecca's long-running PBS music show "Austin City Limits" is a big checkmark on the rock-and-roll bucket list, writes VH1 in a review of yesterday's Austin City Limits Taping. Here is the rest of their review along with song excellent stage set photos from JimmyD on the forums...   Coldplay got their second hash mark on Thursday night, taping a 90-minute special edition of the 37-year-old show just 24 hours before they take the stag