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Music of the Spheres
Standard edition cover[a]
Studio album by
Coldplay
Released15 October 2021 (2021-10-15)
Recorded2019–2021
Genre
Length41:50
LanguageEnglish, Korean ("My Universe")
Label
Producer
Coldplay chronology
Coldplay: Reimagined
(2020) 		Music of the Spheres
(2021) 		Infinity Station Sessions
(2021)
Singles from Music of the Spheres
  1. "Higher Power"
    Released: 7 May 2021
  2. "My Universe"
    Released: 24 September 2021
  3. "Let Somebody Go"
    Released: 7 February 2022

Music of the Spheres (subtitled Vol I. From Earth with Love)[1] is the ninth studio album by British rock band Coldplay, released on 15 October 2021 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom and Atlantic Records in the United States. The album was produced by Max Martin, who is a new producer to the band's discography.[2][3] It features guest appearances from Selena Gomez, We Are King, Jacob Collier and BTS, as well as returning contributions from electronic producer Jon Hopkins.

The album is the band's second space-themed concept album, after 2005's X&Y, and explores pop, pop rock, space rock, space music and ambient sensibilities. It is set in a fictional planetary system called The Spheres, which contains nine planets, three natural satellites, a star and a nebula, with each one of them corresponding to a certain track on the record. According to lead singer Chris Martin, its concept and themes were inspired by the Star Wars film franchise, which made him and the other band members wonder what other artists could be like across the universe.

Music of the Spheres received mixed reviews from critics, many of whom criticised the album's overtly pop sensibilities and style. The album's closing track "Coloratura", however, received widespread critical acclaim, largely for its lengthy, unconventional structure and production. "Higher Power" and "My Universe" were released as the main singles of the album, with the former being nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards,[4] and the latter topping at United States' Billboard Hot 100. "Let Somebody Go" was released as the third single from the album on 7 February 2022. "Coloratura" served as a promotional single. To support the new album, Coldplay will embark on the Music of the Spheres World Tour in 2022.

Background

The idea for a space-themed record had been envisioned by the band since 2010, when lead vocalist Chris Martin proposed a project of building "a solar system", as stated in a blog published by the band, named "Roadie #42".[5] This project eventually led to the creation of the universe for Coldplay's 2011 album Mylo Xyloto, which would go on to inspire the Music of the Spheres universe as well.[6]

At the time Everyday Life was released, in November 2019, one of the hints was hidden within the bifold of the booklet of the physical vinyl and digibook editions of the album, in which a black and white billboard in a field advertises "Music of the Spheres". In the bottom left corner, smaller writing says "Coldplay coming soon".[7] This, combined with the band's history of teasers for future material, fueled speculation about Music of the Spheres's themes and release date.[8] Other hints to future material were purportedly hidden within song lyrics and music videos from the Everyday Life era.[9]

Recording

Music of the Spheres was produced by Max Martin, whom the band called "a true wonder of the universe".[10] He was also featured as an additional keyboardist in their 2019 single "Orphans" from their eighth studio album Everyday Life.[11] Chris first met Max during a Rihanna concert in Sweden in 2016, and they started to share potential about possible collaborations, with the rest of the band sharing the same feeling, and considering him as a "new band member" for the album.[12]

According to Chris Martin, Max involved himself on most of the creative process, helping to decide which songs would be chosen for the record as well. He added that "just before 'Higher Power', I'd done a whole session with him auditioning songs for a potential album".[13] Drummer Will Champion said that one of the reasons of feeling certain relief while working with Max "is that he is very conscious of not filling too many gaps", with bassist Guy Berryman complementing that a sound will not be impressive by just "adding another layer of sound and another layer of sound", comparing it to a mix of "too many colors together, [but] you always end up with brown".[14] The band cited as example the track "Humankind", which was the hardest song to be recorded in the album, as "[they] couldn't get the feel of it right until the end of the sessions".[15]

Style and concept

Music of the Spheres has been described as pop,[16] pop rock,[17] synth-pop,[18] space rock,[19] space music,[20] electropop,[21] soft rock,[21] and ambient.[22] Lead singer Chris Martin stated that the theme for the album was inspired by "wonder[ing] what musicians would be like across the universe" after watching the fictional Mos Eisley cantina band perform in Star Wars and making speculations in relation to outer space sounds.[23][24]

The album is set in a fictional planetary system called The Spheres, which consists of nine planets, three natural satellites, one star and a nearby nebula. Each track on the album represents a celestial body from The Spheres. Following the album's track listing, they are: Neon Moon I ("Music of the Spheres"), Kaotica ("Higher Power"), Echo ("Humankind"), Kubik ("Alien Choir"), Calypso ("Let Somebody Go"), Supersolis ("Human Heart"), Ultra ("People of the Pride"), Floris ("Biutyful"), Neon Moon II ("Music of the Spheres II"), Epiphane ("My Universe"), Infinity Station ("Infinity Sign"), and Coloratura ("Coloratura"). Supersolis is the star at the centre of the system, and Coloratura is the Nebula. Each celestial body in The Spheres has its own language: EL 1 for Neon Moon I, Kaotican for Kaotica, Mirror Text for Echo, Qblok for Kubik, Aquamarine for Calypso, Supersolar for Supersolis, Voltik for Ultra, Bloom for Floris, EL 2 for Neon Moon II, Spheric for Epiphane, Infinitum for Infinity Station, and Coloraturan for Coloratura.[25] An unnamed natural satellite orbits Echo, while both Neon Moons orbit Epiphane.[26] A lost planet named Aurora is also part of the system, though apparently no song represents it. The artwork featuring the planetary system was created by Pilar Zeta, who had worked on Coldplay's previous two albums Everyday Life (2019) and A Head Full of Dreams (2015).

Martin uses the planets as a canvas to explore the human experience: "It's really another record about life as a human person, but given this freedom that comes when you pretend it's about other creatures in other places".[27] Drummer Will Champion stated that Everyday Life was about making big questions personal, while Music of the Spheres promoted more about the purpose of the band in relation to humanity and manmade demarcations, saying: "We historically as a band tend to fill space".[14] The album was promoted with the words "Everyone is an alien somewhere", which, according to Champion, was about persons look to what unites them, not to what separate them, saying: "From the perspective from another planet, we would be the aliens. We searched the perspective where we are all equal".[28]

The fictional universe for Music of the Spheres is in part inspired by the universe created by the band for their 2011 album Mylo Xyloto, and, according to creative director Phil Harvey, features several references to it.[29] One of these references may be the appearance of the Mylo Xyloto "silencers" in the music video for "My Universe".[30]

Promotion

On 23 April 2021, a post from an account titled 'Alien Radio FM' on social media released a set of coordinates (51°30'24.6"N 0°08'34.4"W) that led to Green Park in Piccadilly, London.[31][32] The post included a photo of an advertisement at these coordinates with unknown bright neon purple characters set to a blue background. The characters were quickly decoded by fan sites and said "Coldplay Higher Power May Seven". Similar posts would follow, which all teased the lead single, "Higher Power".[33]

On 29 April, Coldplay confirmed on their main social media accounts that a new single called "Higher Power" would in fact be released on 7 May.[10][34] Branded as a form of "extraterrestrial transmission", the band previewed the video to French European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet aboard the International Space Station prior to its public release.[35][36] Lead singer Chris Martin had stated that the theme for their upcoming music had been inspired by "wonder[ing] what musicians are like across the universe" after watching the fictional Mos Eisley cantina band perform in Star Wars.[23]

After the promotion cycle of "Higher Power" was done, creative director Phil Harvey teased a possible announcement on 19 July 2021.[37] During the next day, Coldplay revealed the album, its tracklist, and a trailer titled "Overtura" containing a snippet for each song. They also said that the song "Coloratura" would be released on 23 July, while the next official single would follow in September.[38] On 13 September, Coldplay announced that their second single "My Universe" which features BTS, would be released on 24 September 2021.[39] On 4 October 2021, Selena Gomez confirmed via Twitter that she is featured on "Let Somebody Go".[40]

On 7 October 2021, Coldplay announced that an album launch event for Music of the Spheres, entitled "The Atmospheres", would be held in four cities across the world (Berlin, London, New York and Tokyo) on 15 and 16 October. In each city, there was a "custom-built installation" that enabled fans to "be transported to The Spheres – the distant solar system that plays host to the band's latest album, where each of the twelve tracks is twinned with a different planet." During the event, fans had the opportunity to "create their own alien language messages, snap selfies in the augmented reality photo booth, and even help to power the experience through bespoke kinetic walkways." According to the band, the event was made possible by partnering with Amazon Music.[41]

Infinity Station Sessions EP

Infinity Station Sessions
File:Infinity Station Sessions EP Cover.jpg
EP by
Coldplay
Released2 December 2021
Recorded2021
Genre
Length24:38
Label
Coldplay chronology
Music of the Spheres
(2021) 		Infinity Station Sessions
(2021) 		Spotify Singles
(2022)

On 2 December 2021, the band released an exclusive holiday extended play for Apple Music.[43] It features live versions of "Higher Power", "Human Heart", "People of the Pride", "Coloratura" and "Christmas Lights" recorded and mixed entirely in Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos. This release counts as Coldplay's sixteenth official EP.[44]

Digital download (Apple Music exclusive)
No.TitleLength
1."Higher Power"3:30
2."Human Heart" (with We Are King and Jacob Collier)3:14
3."People of the Pride"3:37
4."Coloratura"10:17
5."Christmas Lights"4:04
Total length:24:38

Notes

  • "Human Heart" is stylised as "".

World tour

Main article: Music of the Spheres World Tour

On 14 October 2021, a day before the release of Music of the Spheres, Coldplay officially announced the Music of the Spheres World Tour in 2022 to promote the album.[45] The band had not toured for their previous album, Everyday Life, as they had decided to pause touring until they could work out how to ensure that it would be environmentally friendly. Alongside the announcement, they released a detailed plan setting out how they would ensure that the tour would have a minimal impact on the environment and would result in 50% less carbon dioxide generated than during the A Head Full of Dreams Tour. The plan was developed over two years by Coldplay and a number of leading environmental experts, and features a number of innovative sustainability strategies. For example, the band have joined forces with BMW to create the first "mobile, rechargeable show battery" to power each concert on the tour, and have announced that the tour's stage will be built from "a combination of lightweight, low-carbon and re-usable materials (including bamboo and recycled steel) that can be properly reused or recycled at the end of the tour". They have also pledged to plant one tree for every ticket sold.[46]

Singles

"Higher Power" was released as the lead single on 7 May 2021. The song was produced by Max Martin, whom the band called "a true wonder of the universe".[47] The band stated in a tweet that "it arrived on a little keyboard and a bathroom sink at the start of 2020".[10] An audio visualiser for the song, directed by Paul Dugdale, premiered on Coldplay's YouTube channel at 12:01 a.m. BST on the same day.[48] The official music video, directed by Dave Meyers, was released on 8 June 2021, and is set on the fictional planet of Kaotica.[49]

The album's closing track, "Coloratura", was released on 23 July 2021 as a promotional single. It is the longest song ever released by the band, running at 10 minutes and 18 seconds.[50] "My Universe", a collaboration with South Korean pop group BTS, was released as the second single on 24 September 2021 with an animated lyric video.[39] The official music video, also directed by Meyers, was released on 30 September 2021. It features both groups performing the song alongside a fictional band named "Supernova 7" in different futuristic planets, set during an era where music is banned around the universe.[51] The track debuted at number-one in Billboard Hot 100, which made Coldplay the first British group to achieve the feat.[52] It was their second United States chart-topper and BTS' sixth.[53]

"Let Somebody Go", a collaboration with American singer and actress Selena Gomez, was released as the third single in the adult contemporary radio on 14 February 2022.[54] A music video was released a week prior, on 7 February 2022, once again being directed by Meyers.[55] "People of the Pride" impacted American alternative rock radio stations as a radio-only single on 8 March 2022.[56][57]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?5.0/10[58]
Metacritic55/100[59]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[60]
Clash5/10[61]
The Daily Telegraph[62]
Financial Times[63]
The Guardian[22]
The Independent[64]
Pitchfork5.1/10[16]
NME[65]
Rolling Stone[17]
The Times[66]

Music of the Spheres received generally mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 55 out of 100 based on 18 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".[59] Ludovic Hunter-Tilney of the Financial Times gave the album two stars out of five, praising its cheerful lyrics but criticising its superficial feeling.[63] This sentiment was echoed by Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph, which called the album a "giddy sugar rush" and gave it three stars out of five.[62] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian also gave the album two stars out of five, calling its pop tones a "desperate" attempt by the band to stay on top of the record charts.[22] Rhian Daly of NME gave the album four stars out of five, and said that "While Music of the Spheres feels like quintessential Coldplay, there are some more surprising moments buried in its tracklist".[65] Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic also gave the album four stars out of five, calling it "[the band's] most unabashedly pop-centric and optimistic album to date". He elaborated thus: "This sci-fi concept piece is the spiritual successor to technicolor predecessors Mylo Xyloto and A Head Full of Dreams – outpacing both with its sharp focus and lean runtime – while maintaining the boundary-pushing energy heard on the Kaleidoscope EP and Everyday Life".[60] Uproxx named it one of the best albums of the year.[67]

Many of the critics, however, praised the closing track, "Coloratura". AllMusic's Neil Z. Yeung commented that "while they typically end their albums on a grand, uplifting note, ["Coloratura"] takes the prize for ambition and sheer beauty."[60] Ella Kemp, writing for Rolling Stone UK, said that the song "might be the most dazzling thing Coldplay have ever done, a sprawling Pink Floyd-esque experiment which pays off infinitely".[68] Will Hodgkinson of The Times described it as a "forward-thinking vision of a melodic utopia with shades of Pink Floyd at their most hopeful". Jeremy Levine of PopMatters praised the track for taking "plenty of structural risks that allow it to achieve a surprising level of intimacy. It's still a little lyrically over-the-top, but the variations in tone, as well as the climactic use of the band's retro instrumentation, leave us with at least one flicker of Coldplay's brilliance".[69] Ludovic Hunter-Tilney of the Financial Times felt the album's concept "only really registers" on "Coloratura", praising the elaborate orchestrations and "more sophisticated lyrics than the gaucheries of the previous songs." Tilney concluded that it "exposes the rest of the album's superficiality."[63] Paolo Ragusa of Consequence agreed, saying that the song "really flesh out what this record is supposed to sound like: sprawling, odd, and unique."[70] Bobby Olivier of Spin, on the other hand, wrote that it was "overlong",[71] while David Cobbald of The Line of Best Fit said it "lacks a sense of originality, as all of emotions and lyrics have in way appeared in their music previously".[72]

Commercial performance

Music of the Spheres debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, marking Coldplay's ninth UK number-one album and the fastest selling record of the year at the time of release, being the first project since Ed Sheeran's No.6 Collaborations Project to debut with over 100,000 units sold in the country.[73] According to Music Week, the album was also amongst the key releases that contributed to the increase of CD sales during 2021, along with Adele's 30, Sheeran's = and ABBA's Voyage.[74]

Track listing

Coldplay's songwriting members are Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.

Music of the Spheres track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Music of the Spheres"
0:53
2."Higher Power"
  • Coldplay
  • Martin
  • Vindver
  • Denise Carite
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
3:26
3."Humankind"
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
  • Hopkins
4:26
4."Alien Choir"
  • Coldplay
  • Martin
  • Hopkins
  • Martin
  • Rahko
  • Hopkins
0:53
5."Let Somebody Go" (with Selena Gomez)
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
  • Hopkins
4:01
6."Human Heart" (with We Are King & Jacob Collier)
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
3:08
7."People of the Pride"
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
3:37
8."Biutyful"
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
  • Angel Lopez
  • Vindver
3:12
9."Music of the Spheres II"
  • Coldplay
  • Martin
  • Martin
  • Rahko
0:21
10."My Universe" (with BTS)
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
3:46
11."Infinity Sign"
  • Coldplay
  • Martin
  • Hopkins
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
  • Hopkins
3:46
12."Coloratura"
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
10:17
Total length:41:50
Music of the Spheres – Japanese edition[75]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Higher Power" (Acoustic Version)
  • Coldplay
  • Martin
  • Vindver
  • Carite
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
3:34
14."Higher Power" (Tiësto remix)
  • Coldplay
  • Martin
  • Vindver
  • Carite
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
  • Tiësto
3:49
Total length:49:13
Music of the Spheres – Digital deluxe edition[76]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Higher Power" (Acoustic Version)
  • Coldplay
  • Martin
  • Vindver
  • Carite
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
3:34
14."My Universe" (Acoustic Version)
  • Coldplay
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Suga
  • J-Hope
  • RM
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
3:43
15."My Universe" (Supernova 7 Mix)
  • Coldplay
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Suga
  • J-Hope
  • RM
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
4:39
16."My Universe" (SUGA's Remix)
  • Coldplay
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Suga
  • J-Hope
  • RM
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
3:08
17."My Universe" (Orchestral Mix)
  • Coldplay
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Suga
  • J-Hope
  • RM
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
4:19
Total length:61:13

Notes

  • "Music of the Spheres" is stylised as "" and occasionally rendered as "Music of the Spheres I".[77]
  • "Alien Choir" is stylised as "".
  • "Human Heart" is stylised as "".
  • "Music of the Spheres II" is stylised as "".
  • "Infinity Sign" is stylised as "".

Sample credits

  • "People of the Pride" samples the song "Black and Gold", as performed by Sam Sparro and written by Sparro and Jesse Rogg.

Personnel

Coldplay

Additional vocalists

  • Max Martin – backing vocals (track 2, 10, 12)
  • Denise Carite – choir vocalist (track 2)
  • Bill Rahko – additional vocals (track 2, 10)
  • Apple Martin – additional vocals (track 2)
  • Stevie Mackey – choir vocalist (track 2)
  • Dorian Holley – choir vocalist (track 2)
  • Neka Hamilton – choir vocalist (track 2)
  • Selena Gomez – vocals (track 5)
  • We Are King – vocals (track 6 and 8)
  • Jin – vocals (track 10)
  • Suga – vocals (track 10)
  • J-Hope – vocals (track 10)
  • RM – vocals (track 10)
  • Jimin – vocals (track 10)
  • V – vocals (track 10)
  • Jungkook – vocals (track 10)
  • Amber Strother – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Jacob Collier – additional vocals (track 6, 10)
  • Tate McDowell – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Rik Simpson – additional vocals (track 12)

Additional musicians

  • Max Martin – keyboards, additional keyboards (track 2, 10, 12)
  • Federico Vindver – keyboards (track 2)
  • Oscar Holter – guitar, keyboards (track 2, 10, 12)
  • Bill Rahko – keyboards, theremin (track 10, 12)
  • Daniel Green – keyboards (track 10)
  • Davide Rossi – strings (track 12)
  • John Metcalfe – strings (track 12)
  • Jon Hopkins – keyboards (track 12)
  • Paris Strother – synthesizer (track 12)
  • Rik Simpson – additional keyboards (track 12)

Production

  • Max Martin – production and programming
  • Oscar Holter – production and programming
  • Bill Rahko – production and programming
  • Pdogg – vocal recording engineering, production engineering
  • Rik Simpson – additional production
  • Daniel Green – additional production and programming
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing engineer
  • Randy Merrill – mastering engineer
  • John Hanes – engineering
  • Michael Ilbert – engineering
  • Connor Panayi – assistant engineering
  • Duncan Fuller – assistant engineering
  • Karl-Ola Kjellholm – assistant engineering
  • Linn Fijal – assistant engineering
  • Tate McDowell – assistant engineering
  • Love Choir – choir arrangement
  • The Dream Team – additional production
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing engineering
  • Miguel Lara – engineering
  • Emma Marks – engineering assistant
  • Duncan Fuller – engineering assistant
  • Cherif Hashizume – additional programmer

Artwork and design

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Music of the Spheres
Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[127] Gold 50,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[128] Gold 25,000‡
Mexico — 70,000[b]
Poland (ZPAV)[130] Gold 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[131] Gold 100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for Music of the Spheres
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 15 October 2021
[2][3]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The artwork portrays the Spheres. From top, left to right: Coloratura, Kubik, Echo, Calypso, Kaotica, Supersolis, Floris, Ultra, Aurora, Infinity Station, Neon Moon I, Epiphane and Neon Moon II.
  2. ^ Coldplay received a Gold plaque from Warner Music Mexico for selling 70,000 units of Music of the Spheres in the country. AMPROFON, however, did not updated their website.[129]

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