the_escapist

Just to be clear... Historically it has been the case that one can discuss leaks here and even give clues as to where find them. The red line has been posting links or sharing the music in the public forums. Private messaging of links has also been allowed. It would be great to get clarification as to whether rules have substantially changed.

Great question.

The ending of Arabesque. MIND-BLOWING!!! I am going to save Orphans until the official release.

What I love about Arabesque is that it's so different! And indeed the brass section is very cool. And yes, it has a jazzy feeling.

WOW! I just listened to Arabesque. I do not want to spoil it for anybody. But they really reinvented themselves. And it seems not only Chris is singing. I think we can expect lots of collaborations for this album.

Apparently. I have two files. But I am hesitant of pressing PLAY.

Jo Whiley’s comments are very exciting!!! She knows the history of the band and her seal of approval is a good sign. So excited for When I Need A Friend!!!

Yes

Perhaps because it is already October 24th in France?

Guys! Did you see this! A guy in France shuffled Coldplay songs on Spotify and Arabesque appeared. How come no complete leak yet?

saw it! Less than 24 hours folks! Yeahhhhhh!!!

My favorite moment of all this craziness was perhaps when part of Fix You was featured on an episode of the series The O.C. That was perhaps the moment Coldplay became my favorite band because that song is just perfect.

Speed of Sound: I remember a tiny bit leaked before time. Violet Hill: Did not leak. Chris and Jonny did the radio premiere in BBC Radio 1. ETIAW: Also radio premiere. No leak. Magic: I remember it was suddenly posted on iTunes. Midnight was released beforehand. AOAL: I do not remember a leak. Although I think there was also a snippet beforehand. so many years around here. This is my favorite time to be in this forum!

Thank god I only do this with Coldplay - so stressful to search desperately for a leak

"I could be you, you could be me" is apparently Arabesque

To my knowledge, only three short snippets so far...

How do you know?

The fact that three different songs have leaked makes me wonder whether tomorrow we will get several songs at once! If that is not the case, somebody already has the whole album :eek:

thank you!

Got to say that I like what I have heard, although it is obviously too short to judge. What is clear is that, apparently, it will not be very experimental. It sounds very Coldplay!

So the reference to the classifieds in the letter was a clue to search for the tracklist!

Did not know that you now need an invite to participate in the discord forum.

Part of lyrics (allegedly): "I could be you, you could be me"

I saw them at the Discord forum.

All the snippets leaked so far are of very upbeat songs... Can't confirm if they are true, but it certainly sounds like the boys and Chris's voice.