“In the past year, the biggest bands in the world have embraced the future by lurching in a new direction, for better or worse. Muse went gung-ho Depeche Mode with ‘Dig Down’. Arcade Fire went Americana ABBA with ‘Everything Now’. The Killers turned into disco titans with ‘The Man’. Big bands are giving it their all to avoid sinking into a rut. Even Coldplay, the magnificent but much-maligned stadi”
“Our take on the five-song collection from the British hitmakers”
“Held up by two good-to-great songs, the lightweight EP is Coldplay’s first release in years that feels more like a clearing of the throat than a new, distinct statement.”
