Mylo Xyloto

I have been seeing that Coldplay have been getting quite the amount of hits on various blogs and news feeds.  So in light of this, I decided to break down a little more of what to expect from their upcoming album release Mylo Xyloto.

(Album artwork)

The release date: October 24, 2011
The label: Parlophone Records

The track listing for the albums is:

1. Mylo Xyloto

2. Hurts Like Heaven

3. Paradise

4. Charlie Brown

5. Us Against the World

6. M.M.I.X.

7. Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall

8. Major Minus

9. U.F.O.  

10. Princess of China (featuring Rihanna)  

11. Up in Flames  

12. A Hopeful Transmission

13. Don't Let It Break Your Heart

14. Up with the Birds

You can pre-order a copy of the album from Coldplay's official site.

"We've already got lists of song ideas. We never stop writing. We go into the studio with all the best laid plans then what we end up with is not what we intended. It's just exciting to wonder what will come out the speakers in a year's time. "We have very exciting things lined up. It's time to take our music down different directions and really explore other avenues." - Guy Berryman (bass)

(Alternative album cover)

Chris Martin has also mentioned the album is considered a concept piece.  "Based on a love story with a happy ending", as he would put it.  The album has been inspired by such as "old school American graffiti" and "the White Rose Movement".  

The first single for the album is "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall", released digitally on June 3rd, 2011.

Now Coldplay has announced a handful of shows in the coming months:

September 23rd, Las Vegas, USA

September 24th, Atlanta, USA

October 1st, Rio de Janeiro, BRA

October 5th, Cape Town, S. Africa

October 8th, Johannesburg, S. Africa

November 17th, Manchester, UK

December 3rd, Glasgow, UK

December 4th, Manchester, UK

December 9th, London, UK

December 14th, Paris, FR

December 15th, Cologne, GER

December 17th, Rotterdam, NET

December 18th, Antwerp, BEL

December 20th, Frankfurt, GER

December 21st, Berlin, GER

Other shows around the world are to be announced soon, but nothing official yet.  Stay tuned for more updates on these guys as we approach the highly anticipated release date for the album.

(Every Teardrop is a Waterfall)