Hi, guys, I am new, but I have to agree - Charlie Brown is something special. I don't think its their best ever (objectively speaking), but it will achieve some important goals:
1) Introduce new fans to the band's greatness.
2) Give Chris & co. confidence that experiments and art maturity are not a bad thing, despite the inevitable pressure from fans.
3) Bring all the epicness of the crowd during live performances (it will gradually become the Viva La Vida of MX).
I live in a small country where Paradise is like the 'big thing', being on TV all the time, but CB was my favorite from the first day I bough the album. An absolute masterpiece, makes me feel alive and ready to conquer life. It's THE song of the message Coldplay is sending via Mylo Xyloto.