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Music of the Spheres
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6.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 221 Ratings

  • Summary: The latest full-length release for the British alternative rock band was produced by Max Martin and features guest appearances from BTS, Jacob Collier, Selena Gomez, and We Are KING.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    Oct 15, 2021
    80
    While ‘Music Of The Spheres’ feels like quintessential Coldplay, there are some more surprising moments buried in its tracklist.
  2. Rolling Stone
    Oct 15, 2021
    60
    “Infinity Sign,” with its pastel-colored disco bounce, New Age keyboards, and distant sample of a chanting crowd that sounds like a Close Encounters visitation over a sold-out soccer stadium. That unique level of thematic specificity notwithstanding, the record itself doesn’t get weighed down by any sort of Rush-size storyline, nor is there some pain-in-the-ass heavy-handed sci-fi message to deal with (beyond the predictably intimated vibes of harmony, wonder, etc.).
  3. Uncut
    Oct 21, 2021
    60
    Despite Chris Martin's underdeveloped lyrics – "Be an anthem for your times" at least explains his motivation – there's something reassuring in their ham-fisted urge to bring people together. ... Glam-stomper "People Of The Pride" or well-meaning power ballad "Let Somebody Go," and instrumentals harking back to earlier Eno adventures offer pleasant reprieves. [Dec 2021, p.25]
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  4. Clash Music
    Oct 15, 2021
    50
    ‘Music Of The Spheres’ is never less than listenable, but rarely raises the pulse.
  5. PopMatters
    Oct 20, 2021
    40
    The significant flaw of Music of the Spheres is that it spends a lot of effort telling us that humans have this capacity for love and goodness, sometimes in overly saccharine terms, without getting us to feel it.
  6. Sputnikmusic
    Oct 15, 2021
    40
    Sadly, ‘Coloratura’ is not enough to save the LP from being a mess. In the end, you can’t even say you are disappointed anymore. This is who Coldplay are now, producing the most casual music for the most casual listeners possible.
  7. Under The Radar
    Oct 29, 2021
    30
    It’s a concept album that fundamentally refuses to engage with its own premise. Instead, the band doubles down on lyrical clichés about love and arena-friendly electropop. ... Frontman Chris Martin was never known as a brilliant songwriter, but his lyrics were never this vapid either.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 109
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 109
  3. Negative: 34 out of 109
  1. smaylonsilva
    Oct 15, 2021
    10
    great album, let somebody go is a amazing song, congratulations for the album guys
  2. spacemeteora
    Oct 15, 2021
    10
    aoty we love to see it Coldplay legends band of the century kings of everything fadga flopped
  4. PallavMakil1
    Oct 15, 2021
    9
    The album is soooo good. It's extremely vibey and does really well in having a very extraterrestrial feel to it
  5. SpaceKing7
    Nov 2, 2021
    7
    While the album’s opening track (its first title track) manages to pique the listener’s interest, what follows is a series of songs whereWhile the album’s opening track (its first title track) manages to pique the listener’s interest, what follows is a series of songs where Coldplay channel other artists. They are as follows:
    • Higher Power: The Weeknd
    • Humankind: The Temper Trap (particularly the song Sweet Disposition, though Humankind also sounds like a mediocre rehash of Charlie Brown from Mylo Xyloto)
    • Alien Choir: Radiohead during their Kid A era
    • Let Somebody Go: Maroon 5
    • People of the Pride: Muse (particularly the song Uprising)
    • Biutyful: surprisingly, Coldplay rip themselves off here by copying the high-pitched vocals from their song Cry Cry Cry
    • Music of the Spheres II: The Flaming Lips (particularly the song Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Part 2 from the album Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots)
    • My Universe: BTS (it honestly sounds more like a BTS song even though they’re the featured artist rather than the main artist)
    • Infinity Sign: Robert Miles
    • Coloratura: Pink Floyd
    This means the only two songs that don’t sound derivative are the title track and Human Heart (in my opinion at least). I don’t hate Music of the Spheres - it’s really nothing more than a pleasant diversion - but I’m not impressed with Coldplay’s willingness to emulate so many other artists instead of doing their own thing. Still, I might as well be generous since the pandemic might have meant there’d be no new album this year, so it’s a solid 7 out of 10 from me.    … Expand
  6. MusicGuyMack
    Oct 26, 2021
    5
    Though not without its moments of giddy effervescence and/or genuine brilliance, Coldplay's latest is a frustratingly surface-levelThough not without its moments of giddy effervescence and/or genuine brilliance, Coldplay's latest is a frustratingly surface-level exploration of the band's admittedly grand self-created sci-fi universe, with wildly uneven songwriting as well as a general lack of structure and focus and rigid adherence to pop cliche rendering "Music of the Spheres" an ambitious misfire rather than an operatic masterpiece.

    Choice Cuts: "Higher Power," "Humankind," "Let Somebody Go (feat. Selena Gomez)," "Coloratura"    … Expand
  7. Mgalal
    Oct 17, 2021
    3
    The only good song is coloratura the rest are either meh or just straight bad
  8. Tovar29
    Oct 16, 2021
    0
    I like it but sounds flopped, so, idk why this group always gets bad score haja

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