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If the Astronaut was released as a single already then I don't think the band would put their version on the album, they did this with Gravity and in a similar vein with Lukas. Maybe as a B-Side?

Hey guys, haven't checked into this website in nearly a year but am coming back hopefully before the hype train officially leaves the station. Here's hoping for Moon Music to be a much better outing.

Someone leaked a "snippet" of an apparently new Coldplay song on the discord that transitions perfectly from Coloratura. Didn't have a chance to listen to it but it may or may not be true. If someone has the link, please send!

Day 'N' Nite vs All Your Friends

Birds vs Don't Let it Break Your Heart Been a while since I've been here! Anything happen here?

Coloratura vs Strawberry Swing

Midnight vs Life in Technicolor ii Coincidentally, it's around 20 minutes after Midnight here (Philippines). A Happy New Year to everyone! Here's to the MOTS world tour and potentially more music in 2022!

I wholly believe the news but something seems off. Firstly, how are they going to work on new material if they have a world tour for the next 2/3 years? Unless they've preplanned everything but that's unlikely. Secondly, didn't they sign a new long-term contract with Parlophone? So why would they stop making music in 4 years? The dates seem too specific to not be true but at the same time it seems off.

Hurts Like Heaven vs Charlie Brown

Daddy vs Always in My Head

Up&Up vs Coloratura

My issue with X&Y is that the songs by themselves are amazing. The melodies and instrumentation from songs like Swallowed in the Sea, White Shadows, Low, Twisted Logic, etc. are some of the best they've ever made. But listening to it an album, the flaws become apparent because each song, while great, is admittedly a bit formulaic. Each song barring some like the closing track basically follows a structure like intro -> first chorus -> first verse -> bigger second chorus -> quiet bridge -> guitar solo/thrashing cimax -> final chorus, this time more stripped down. And each song trying to be the biggest it can be is admittedly a bit tiring. I also think this is the weak point of Chris' lyrics. In the first two records the lyrics were incredibly personal and touching, but here some of them are a bit... yeah, not that good. There are some great lyrics but just as many bad ones. Also - why were the best songs relegated to the B-Sides? Gravity, Things I Don't Understand, The World Turned Upside Down, Sleeping Sun, and even HYSTW 2 could have provided the record with some variety but they weren't included.

Life in Technicolor vs Low

Everyday Life vs Rainy Day

Everyday Life vs Fly On