After having conquered the entire world, Coldplay has clear intentions of reaching the moon with their tenth studio album, moon musicwhich appears on Friday, October 4. Excess does not scare the group formed in London in 1997 by Chris Martin (vocals, piano), Jonny Buckland (guitar, keyboards), Guy Berryman (bass) and Will Champion (drums), and above all it has become a huge machine whose The numbers are dizzying.
More than nine million tickets have already been sold during the “Music of the Spheres” world tour, which began in March 2022, also took place at the Stade de France for four nights and will end in September 2025. the highest-grossing tour of all time, dethroning even Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour.” To alleviate the ecological conscience of Chris Martin and his band, the energy of the concerts is 100% renewable (solar and kinetic).
Even if the authors of the hits Yellow EITHER the scientist They claim to have reduced their carbon footprint by almost 60% compared to their previous tour, the approach, however laudable, raises other questions. What about the emissions generated by air travel by spectators to concert halls? The reforestation campaign, which plans to plant seven million trees thanks to the tickets sold, to offset the emissions of the tour, fuels criticism with a greenwashing, while the group continues traveling by plane from one city to another.
In this context plagued by climate issues, Coldplay’s music almost seems to take a backseat. Their tenth studio album, Music of the MoonIt is presented as the second part of “Music of the Spheres”, released in 2021. The credits include no less than six producers, including the Swedish pop mogul Max Martin (Taylor Swift, The Weeknd), who has worked previously.
Unifying climb
For the overall tone, we looked at the varied synth-pop developed since Mylo Xiloto (2011), although with a greater presence of string arrangements in practically all titles. Obviously, Coldplay no longer fits into the rock box, their last “guitar” oriented album was Live Life or Death and All Your Friends in 2008. To now satisfy his ambition of interplanetary pop, Chris Martin prefers to use an arsenal of keyboards and choruses designed for stadiums, a formula used successfully in hits. Paradise AND A sky full of stars.
The first single, It feels like I’m in loveIt tended to reassure the first fans, with a happy and sincere chorus, as desired. But the English quickly fall back into their unifying electro-pop escalation that advocates, with more or less gusto, the mixing of cultures.
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