Viva La Vida Review

When listening to Coldplay’s latest album, ‘Viva La Vida,’ it feels like you’re going through a dream, through time. The music is light, airy, and intense all the same - classic Coldplay, even a bit of U2 thrown in. The vocals are driven my constant, melodic beats that wrap pleasure around eardrums. In the course of the album, the band takes you through a historically driven carriage ride, causing your brain to distinguish stories among the adverb laced lyrics. Places, and faces all come to life with each word and note. On first listen, you might mistake the album for gloomy…but there is much more to it than that. Listen closely, and carefully, and you’ll find a way to appreciate the latest effort put forth by the British group that has been less than conventional since it made its debut. Don’t think the album is traditional Coldplay, because it’s not, at least not in the “Clocks,” “Yellow” sense. Instead, the beats are more driven, the strings, more intense, the vocals, sometimes, a bit deeper, the lyrics, airy but pointed. Fans aren’t likely to be disappointed, and those of you who have never cared for the band might at least, like a song or two.

Download This: “Lost!” - It will be in your head for days….and days, in a good way.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars.

Buy it Tuesday, June 17th, online, and in stores.