Always In My Head – “Ghost Stories” begins with what sounds like literal ghost stories, as Martin admits to sleepless nights while a faceless voice floats behind him. What songs on Coldplay’s latest full-length are the highlights? Check out our track-by-track review of “Ghost Stories.”ġ. Martin and the rest of the band will no doubt spring back to life on future releases, but for once, reveling in the darkness sounds like a great idea. “Ghost Stories” is the sound of Coldplay rejecting its inner Coldplay-ness, at least for one album. But in many ways, Coldplay’s sharp left turn is also its most listenable album in years, an evocative concoction of sullen phrases, sparse arrangements and powerful themes. As Martin’s voice cracks and careens forward, Guy Berryman’s bass chords tether the album to the ground, and Will Champion’s drums often crackle before dropping away completely.Ĭoldplay’s ‘Intimate’ NYC Show: Live Reviewīroken pleas like “Just tell me you love me/If you don’t, then lie, lie to me,” from the song “True Love,” can make “Ghost Stories” a difficult listen at times, thanks to the prior knowledge of Martin’s failed marriage.
“Always In My Head” uses quick, cutting lines to convey sleepless defeat, while the central metaphor of “Ink” - love is a tattoo, and it hurts more to remove a name than to inscribe it - proves to be affecting. On “Ghost Stories,” the inverse is true, and it’s wholly refreshing to hear Martin try to confide a sentiment instead of bellow it. Since arriving 14 years ago with Coldplay’s breakout single “Yellow,” Martin has had an extravagant voice in pop music, aiming at grandeur more often than mining his songs’ intimate moments.
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But even that flare-up is punctuated by Martin’s raspy howl in the chorus, “I don’t care, go on and tear me apart/I don’t care if you do.”Ĭoldplay’s ‘A Sky Full of Stars’ Soundtracks NBA Ad: Watch By contrast, “Ghost Stories” is devoid of big moments, save for the Avicii collaboration “A Sky Full Of Stars,” which showcases the producer’s pulsating keyboard riffs and pummeling beat drops. Coldplay’s last album, 2011’s “Mylo Xyloto,” was a shout-along opus that found the four-piece finally embracing the ridiculousness that comes with being the World’s Biggest Rock Band there were canyon-sized synths, rock-opera plot lines and a duet with Rihanna.
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