“Always In My Head” uses quick, cutting lines to convey sleepless defeat, while the central metaphor of “Ink” - love is a tattoo, and it hurts more to remove a name than to inscribe it - proves to be affecting.
On “Ghost Stories,” the inverse is true, and it’s wholly refreshing to hear Martin try to confide a sentiment instead of bellow it.
Since arriving 14 years ago with Coldplay’s breakout single “Yellow,” Martin has had an extravagant voice in pop music, aiming at grandeur more often than mining his songs’ intimate moments. But even that flare-up is punctuated by Martin’s raspy howl in the chorus, “I don’t care, go on and tear me apart/I don’t care if you do.”Ĭoldplay’s ‘A Sky Full of Stars’ Soundtracks NBA Ad: Watch By contrast, “Ghost Stories” is devoid of big moments, save for the Avicii collaboration “A Sky Full Of Stars,” which showcases the producer’s pulsating keyboard riffs and pummeling beat drops. Coldplay’s last album, 2011’s “Mylo Xyloto,” was a shout-along opus that found the four-piece finally embracing the ridiculousness that comes with being the World’s Biggest Rock Band there were canyon-sized synths, rock-opera plot lines and a duet with Rihanna.
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