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More interesting thing is Phil just mentioned in the tweet that there is a fictional place called Kaotica. So there is a big story around this album and it probably is again about people on this planet.....has quite a few parallels with MX.

Really strange how much promo and merchandise will come off Higher Power release. It has to be a powerful single, Max Martin as a producer is known for a couple of these.. ? Given the lengths they went to to secure the usage of MOTS....Surely it's AT LEAST the name of the tour, but it might not be the name of the album as predicted.

I can confirm "kaotičan" is indeed chaotic in Croatian. But I don't think this is that. However, let's wait and see.

What is a kaotican transmission? ? more and more surprises on the way...

Now more and more lyrics are appearing....surely this is teasing for Higher Power.

Adding new lyrics to Higher Power with that post....also adding new symbols so we can decipher more or less everything from now on written in that strange language.

I would not be surprised if Brian Eno was involved in the making of this album. From the alienradio.fm promotion it sounds like a strange strange concept thing but then again we were told, there will only be surprises from now on. I cannot wait for how it will sound!!! What a time to be a Coldplay fan again.❤️

It's a new story I think that has its background from Viva/Mylo, like most of the things they recorded afterwards. I think the theory about these stories might be that there is a song title in each of them. Or at least a reference to something (like Rabbit Hole). Neon Moon, Higher Power now surely on the album. But all of this feels like a great concept album.

The new era is surely here. I am assuming album will be out in a couple of months, but more likely a month after the first single (if the clues are correct the album is again 42 mins long so it wouldn't make sense to give that clue if it hadn't been finished). Glasto appearance is the best opportunity for them to premiere a couple of new songs. But I would again really say that I think the album will be ALL new material. I just don't see getting old (released) songs redone and put out again. I know what Chris had said but it could be interpreted differently.

Any live dates will surely start in 2022. It makes absolutely no sense to try anything this year due to increased chance of covid cases in the Fall. My guess is touring is a no go at the moment. But they will keep us entertained anyhow I'm sure ?

Surely they will be "full of surprises." Everyday Life was an incredibly innovative album which didn't get all the credit do to it being more small and intimate. Whatever is released now, it's gonna be massive for sure. I for one cannot wait.

We could be in for a new song but maybe we will also see new designs of the era!

Don't want to rain on anyone's parade, but the lyrics seem bland and not really anything that special. The melody seems nice but maybe it will be an awesome song in the end. Still don't know how these lyrics will pass "Will's door" ?

In his interview with the podcast Lockdown Dads, Will mentions they were never meant to tour at this point even if there were no lockdown (at least that's what I understood). But he was very careful not to say anything about future plans apart from that they exist... thinking we might be getting some new music this year but think the tour will still happen in 2022. This year's Fall might still be very risky and we won't be rid of Covid yet.

Makes perfect sense in terms of trying to be more and more environment-conscious especially on tour while also supporting a worthwhile cause.

Macadamu Rescue Street UFO Music of the Spheres The Race might be on it but that would be a world first after it had already been released last year. Somehow I don't think it'll make it in this iteration anyway. But I'm sure the band will surprise us -> as always!

On Chris' live instagram stream Guy commented that he play Macadamu - supposedly a new song, too? At this stage nothing is confirmed to be on the album of course but I am guessing that any of the old titles might appear as they like them. I wonder who is producing them this time though, if it's the same team or any new/old friends.

But MOTS as a title obviously remains, so the ideas for some of the songs probably have stayed untouched. Would have been interesting however to find out how much the course of the album has changed in the past year since the pandemic. I am 100% convinced this will also be included in the theme.

Also, this covid 19 era might have changed Chris' perception of life in general and it may be that they have changed the direction entirely (let's not forget Mylo Xyloto was first meant to be The Wedding Album). The life we now know has changed immeasurably and this will surely reflect in the band's songwriting.

I think the band will probably release something in 2021 certainly, however they have always toured straight after releasing it (even with no "real" tours for GS and EL) and I just don't see how even with massive vaccination all around the world, there will be concerts in 2021. Of course maybe I'm totally wrong (I wish I was!!) but I think realistically, we can see them live only on tv or some pre-filmed thing. Surely they would have loved to have really done something special but anything will be brought back a little. A lot of bands will prefer outside venues which might not be as prohibited as concert arenas. But everything is a wild guess now. Since Coldplay always provide an "era" I can see why they don't have to do anything until they can at least properly do a few shows and promotion...it would make no commercial sense to release it now however look at Taylor Swift, who's done amazingly well, the same will got for Adele and the likes, the covid situation is here to stay for at least another year and they could go any way they want to. As I fan I just want new music and I will buy anything they do because it is going to be amazing in any case!

It's funny though just how much music came from the period when they worked with Brian Eno. Even 10-year old demos or ideas have made it onto new records... I know the band have their own take on this but surely at some point to work again with Brian might work wonders for new sound.

Perhaps MOTS might be a "spiritual" successor to Mylo Xyloto, but I don't believe it will be promoted as a sequel. The band have always claimed every album as a separate entity...each with their own motifs and genre if you can call it that. Let's wait and see though. Hopefully we're in for a good surprise. As long as the music is good, everything else comes second!

Surely it's AT LEAST a song, then.

I think we can all agree that the album is not finished (since Guy posted a guitar from a session a week ago) and that it would be unwise to release it now. There is going to be probably no concerts in 2021 yet so I think they have enough time but if it weren't for the pandemic, there might have been something by now..

I don't think they either need to, nor want to, do a release before New Year's. There have been no signs of any videos, nor have they been seen anywhere together (Chris has been seen in Malibu a few days ago). I don't think they have to release anything now. Music of the spheres or anything related to that album will appear next year; there is a remote chance of a tour in late 2021 so I would say Q2 of 21 might be the year they put something out. The idea of re-releases just doesn't make sense. They'd release Parachutes' special edition if it were so. But they haven't so I don't see why they would go down that way.