Music of the Spheres doesn't even feel like a Coldplay album. Where is the variation of instruments, the solos, the bass? And what shocks me the most is that they are absolutely capable of making excellent pop songs (Mylo Xyloto and Kaleidoscope EP for example), but MOTS sounds so lazy!
It makes me sad to know that the only song that seems to please 100% of the fans is the one that Max Martin had little involvement. This outside influence diminishes the band's ability to create great songs. I hope the next album makes us forget about this big disappointment.