A review in Spanish:
Coldplay released their fifth album on 25 October. 'Mylo Xyloto', despite its exotic title of the controversial nature of their sample of single with 'I Go To Rio "(understood in Spain and' Rhythm of the night ') and working with Rihanna, is an album that leaves little room for controversy. Contains sufficient continuity as pleasing to the 8 million fans who bought 'Viva la Vida' and enough ambition to please the critics. Throughout this "song by song" exclusively made after listening, you will find several references to the "environment", the "heavenly" and almost "Christmas" or "winter". It's about something.
1 .- 'Mylo Xyloto': The first cut we find in the record and the title gives an instrumental of only 42 seconds with a considerable role of percussion and a touch of Christmas, also palpable in some of the tracks later.
2 .- 'Hurts Like Heaven': The first song "truth" found in the new Coldplay album confirms the commitment of the group by creating a wall of sound guitars, percussion and vocals that actually let the voice of Chris Martin in an almost anecdotal. There is a very catchy in which Martin sings "so cold, so cold" (which is not the chorus), but it is clear that the priority of the band is creating textures from The Edge guitars and the Powerful rhythmic base, which has made a regular subject of his repertoire.
3 .- 'Paradise': Single current and known to all, begins with an ecclesiastical background very quickly incorporates strings and pianos. Very ambient and relatively catchy, is a single right that, however, did not reveal the heavenly finish much of the production of Coldplay in the album. Understood as part of a whole, the letter is perfect, far more than 'Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall'.
4 .- 'Charlie Brown': With a rate similar to 'Viva La Vida', the song, 'Charlie Brown' is seen as more than a possible single. It has elements in common but not hypnotic sequence of strings and choirs, so you can highlight in itself. Includes back certain environmental ambition, and a more delicate final.
5 .- 'Us Against The World': Chris Martin sings the first stanza on an acoustic guitar. It involves a counterpoint to that effect with respect to the previous tracks and shows Coldplay my favorites, more relaxed, those of 'Do not Panic'. However, after emerging choirs and other instruments that embody the song but always without charge. Coldplay is fascinating how many elements can be included in these songs without the result is particularly grand and insect repellent. On this track they choose to end "small," quiet, with them fighting the world after several tricks minimalist sound and lyrical, religious references included. After listening, one of my favorite album, if only for key space it occupies in the tracklist.
6 .- 'MMIX': Transition from less than a minute, now recalling Kraftwerk's concern to rescue the industrial and mechanical sounds, but here from organic instruments.
7 .- 'Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall': The risk of having sampled the 'I Go To Rio' has gone well in the end half Coldplay, achieving international success a little but not comparable to 'Viva La Vida'. In Spain we obsessed with the 'Rhythm of the night' every time I hear something that would be different if the subject does not start with keyboards. For many it will be a downturn and certainly is far from being the best song on the album, but does not disengage and occupies a discreet and therefore correct in the tracklist. In summary, excited as they wish but not cluttered.
8 .- 'Major Minus': Follow 'Every Teardrop' face B, which starts with a very western air for electric guitars and then incorporate some "oooh oooh," too catchy to be reduced to a single anecdote of 7 inch limited edition. The U.S. is losing ground to other styles as you progress the issue and the explosive finale, incorporating a denser background, confirms that it can be a concert favorite.
9 .- 'UFO': It is not, despite its title, the song of the Martian disk. As in "Us Against The World ', highlights the presence of acoustic guitar, to the point that we hear the chord change accompanying live the sweet voice of Chris Martin. It is very short and more. Possibly a small favorite for fans.
10 .- 'Princess of China': The long-awaited collaboration with Rihanna starts with a synth behind anything could happen: a hip-hop to Jay-Z's friend? A house brand item? 'Princess of China' is an electronic cutting time in which Martin sings solo first step after leaving the interpreter of 'Umbrella', which appears either alone or singing at the same time as him. It is a rare bird on the disk. As you go, 'Princess of China' is transformed into a 100% Coldplay song, where the electronics ultimately lead to an anecdote. There is a very catchy chorus with either "ooooh ooooh." Is it a single? Contains a sample of 'Takk' by Sigur Rós.
11 .- 'Up In Flames': Where before he Christmas, this song would be what we are after: the bleak winter. 'Up In Flames' is one of the most striking songs on this album, with a base sad, tiresome and repetitive sounds the first moments of the track muddy and decaying. Until reminiscence could include trip-hop of Portishead of 'Undenied'. Then add a pretty clean piano with Coldplay's voice, strings, guitars ... and again is based on anecdote, as with the preceding topic. Coldplay is laudable that incorporate electronic programming achieve this naturally, without scaring his more conservative, far from effective and costumes of the U2 of 'Pop' (that eye, also had their one). Sure Brian Eno, who appears in this record as co-author of the cuts to Transition, has something to do. Perhaps the song will do something short, showing that it is more an idea for a future single.
12 .- 'A Hopeful Transmission': New intermediate, this time from 30 seconds, and made almost exclusively for the next track stand out even more.
13 .- "Do not Let It Break Your Heart ': When you started to think that Coldplay had booked the end of' Mylo Xyloto 'to whims and oddities or more reflective songs and slow, see this compelling epic title song sentence . It is one that holds more power and could be an excellent fifth single. Very uptempo, makes good use of the combination of strings and schedules. It ends, like so many in the heavens, with an element that expands during the first 30 seconds of the track.
14 .- 'Up With The Birds': While these remains sound of 'Do not Let It Break Your Heart', introduces the sound of a piano while Chris Martin talks about how difficult it is to leave. Emergen short but heavenly choirs that make us think that Coldplay will close its disc almost in silence, but the subject undergoes a radical change in the middle incorporating guitars and a powerful battery ... but in the end, cool down there. Contains a sample of 'Anthem' by Leonard Cohen and one of 'Driven By You' by Brian May.