Pitchfork April Fool’s Roundup

Pitchfork gathered April Fool’s pranks from musicians (usually just in the form of wacky rumors).  My favorite is about Coldplay:

Who: Coldplay
The “big news”: Coldplay and producer Brian Eno plan to record in zero gravity on a specially-designed Boeing 727.
Believability: You mean those “Viva La Vida” strings were recorded in regular gravity?
Would it be cool if this was real? Yes, if only to see guitarist Jonny Buckland’s hat fly off his head to reveal a very tiny version of the Edge’s head.

So should you fall victim to a musical rumor or any other prank, just take some advice from Coldplay

MP3: Coldplay-Don’t Panic

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The Sun reviews Coldplay’s Viva La Vida

London’s The Sun, the first major news source to get its grubby little hands on the new Coldplay album, Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, has nothing but good things to say about the English band’s fourth studio album:

I can bring you the first full review of the new COLDPLAY CD, out on June 12.

And I think epic is the word. The full title — Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends — should have been a clue.

The band have really pushed the boundaries of what we expect from an album, producing a beautiful, serious and sometimes testing 45-minute disc.

It is a weak review, in my opinion, but the first of its kind.

Buy Coldplay/MP3: Viva La Vida

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New Coldplay MP3s, from Viva La Vida

Thanks to Pretty Much Amazing, here are two more leaked tracks from the new Coldplay album, Viva La Vida.  I don’t like either of these as much as the first two that were put out, but worth a listen or three:

MP3: Life in Technicolor

MP3: Lost

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Coldplay’s Viva La Vida Title Track leaked

The hits keep on comin’; dig those strings:

VIVA LA VIDA

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thanks to Pretty Much Amazing

New Coldplay-Give a listen…

Violet Hill, the first single from the new CP album, was put out for free on their web site and will be up there for a week. But why even go there (except for some cool graphics); you can just grab the mp3 right here:

Violet Hill

On first listen, I’m digging it big time. We’ll see what happens the second, third, and fifteenth time through. Also, the feeling I got upon first listen: sound a little like “Further on (Up the Road)” from Bruce Springsteen’s The Rising:

Buy the Boss/MP3: Further on (Up the Road)

Sweet album cover after the jump:

Coldplay to play free London and NYC shows

Keep an eye on their web site to get a chance at some free tickets.

www.coldplay.com

Buy Coldplay/MP3: God Put a Smile Upon Your Face

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Album Updates

With the recent Raconteurs news and yesterday’s surprise Gnarls album(!), I thought I’d throw out a few other quick updates of those bands getting ready to release albums (likely in preparation for the summer touring season.

Coldplay-The new album is getting a Spanish title: Viva La Vida, from a painting by Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.

Mates of State-With a tour announcement likely coming soon, Rearrange Us should be out on May 20.

The Roots-Though political, Roots drummer ?uestlove says the album is not a downer.  Cover art and details here.

Ryan Adams-The young gentleman is working on what he calls a “second draft” of his new album, expected later this year.  Check out a blog written by Adams charting his experiences.

Kylie Minogue-With iTunes, amazon.com, and other internet-based music-purchasing sites, it is strange that there are different continental releases these days.  Nevertheless, Kylie will be releasing her latest album, X, in the US this spring.

MP3: Coldplay-Politik

M@M: Coldplay-Daylight

Happy DAYLIGHT savings time, all!

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