Mylo Xyloto

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Mylo Xyloto is Coldplay's fifth studio album, released in October 2011 by Parlophone. The band worked once again with producer Brian Eno, after Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. They recorded at The Bakery and at a new studio in London, The Beehive. At first they worked on two records, a restrained acoustic one and an electric one, but in the end it became a single album. Charlie Brown began as an acoustic song and took on a new form. Us Against the World and U.F.O. stayed understated.

It is their first concept album, a love story in an oppressed city, inspired by graffiti. The sound is more electronic and it opens with Hurts Like Heaven. Critics praised the optimistic tone, but some found it bombastic. Paradise and Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall received Grammy nominations.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Mylo Xyloto0:42Apple Music ↗
2. 2Hurts Like Heaven4:02Apple Music ↗
3. 3Paradise4:38Apple Music ↗
4. 4Charlie Brown4:45Apple Music ↗
5. 5Us Against the World3:00Apple Music ↗
6. 6M.M.I.X.0:48Apple Music ↗
7. 7Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall4:01Apple Music ↗
8. 8Major Minus3:30Apple Music ↗
9. 9U.F.O.2:18Apple Music ↗
10. 10Princess of China3:59Apple Music ↗
11. 11Up In Flames3:13Apple Music ↗
12. 12A Hopeful Transmission0:33Apple Music ↗
13. 13Don't Let It Break Your Heart3:54Apple Music ↗
14. 14Up with the Birds3:46Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗