I ran away

Cool idea ! Bummer you can't choose B-sides though ;) Here's my list (too much to chose from, so you could say it's really one possibility of many): Politik (opener) In My Place Cemeteries Of London Talk Trouble Viva La Vida Clocks A Message A Rush Of Blood To The Head Fix You + The Escapist (hidden track/closer)

Funnily enough there was a rumor back then that the full band had been spotted with recording gear in Tuscany, but there were no pics and no one knew what to make of it LOL. Now that Guy has said there is no tour for EL, maybe just a couple of concerts like for GS (I presume), I think that has increased the odds of there being another album sooner rather than later though. If not in 2020, then in 2021 with a full stadium world tour following.

Strangely enough, that was my association as well. And yes, historically most #2 tracks have been good songs (Shiver, In My Place, What If, Cemeteries Of London, Birds...)

No, doesn't sound like ALIENS at all

Viva La Vida vs Arabesque

I have a feeling it could be a non-musical voice memo of one or several of their children asking their dad(s) something about the world

I hope it will for once be a dreamy closer again like The Escapist, not so much an epic piece (for a change). What do you think ?

Yeah, me neither. Maybe inspired by their experiences with including all those different flags on their AHFOD tour (and sometimes getting in trouble with it)

Violet Hill vs Lost!

Yeah, I wondered about that too. By the way did anyone catch what was said about Hull ? I was interrupted while listening to the radio and didn't catch that bit.

53 MINUTES IS NOT A DOUBLE ALBUM :CRY:

Arabesque confirmed from the Viva sessions !!

Oh it's Stromae singing on Arabesque

Wait, what ? Which line on Arabesque is explicit ?? I didn't hear anything

Hm the Coldplay.com website doesn't load properly for me

Let's gooooo

Oh wow, is this the lyric ? That sucks then. Cause literally a few lines before it's about bombs and children growing up as orphans.

Anyone feel Jonny and the whole ending in Orphans sound like ETIAW ?

Are these lyrics ? Where ?

I don't think it's Chris who sings the French lines tbh But Will has some prominent backing vocals on Arabesque

If you mean my Los Unidades comparison from a couple days ago...I was talking about the chant Orphans, not Arabesque.

Arabesque sounds heavy, jazzy, progressive, orchestral. Gives me some vibes of Reflektor-era Arcade Fire. I think it's amazing ! Orphans was the one I thought was like LU from the snippet, but it is more like MX/AHFOD with better production than either of these albums. I'm positively impressed overall !

OH MY FUCKING GOODNESS IS ARABESQUE A GOOD SONG OMG

Oh interesting news !! (Not the 3 pages of senseless fighting, but the rest) EDIT: Thanks! I can't believe my ears are about to be blessed (or not, but I'm optimistic about Arabesque !) :D

By the way, anyone else finding the thought upsetting that a song describing people/children being killed in a warzone has a huge singalong chant ?