2002’s A Rush of Blood to the Head ramped up the guitars 2005’s X&Y upped the atmospherics and spindly post-punk guitar theatrics in preparation for the 2008 coup Viva La Vida or Death and His Friends, for which they called in the legendary Brian Eno for a crack at the big music he coaxed out of U2 20 years prior as the Dublin quartet carried the banner for stern, sentimental Irish rock and roll around the world. They’ve been running from the sleepy, sad-bastard excellence of 2000’s Parachutes ever since. This is Chris Martin’s superpower, the well from which Coldplay’s hits spring.Ĭoldplay doesn’t want to be this band. You’ll catch yourself remembering someone you miss, and you will cry. If you’ve forgotten about the gale-force power of “Fix You,” revisit this video of the band playing it to the 40,000-seat Allianz Parque in São Paulo in 2017, as couples, friends, and families in the crowd hold each other and weep openly through the bridge, or this clip from ABC’s Brothers and Sisters (spoiler alert!) of a politician having a medical emergency on the way to the hospital where a surrogate is in labor with his adopted child as the song reaches its climax. One of his most memorable lyrics goes, “I will try to fix you.” He means it. Lead singer Chris Martin’s voice is pillowy and encouraging, like a hug. The riffs rock softly but firmly, the way a cradle does. Chris Martin breaks the traditions of his woke savior predecessors in stadium rock with a record that tries to give everyone a seat at the table.Ĭoldplay is comfort food.
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