Raising the Musical Bar

May’s going to be a fun, sexy time.

Madonna’s Hard Candy will have just hit the stores, the Sex and the City movie will open on the 30th, and, at some point, Coldplay will release their fourth album.

Rolling Stone was recently invited to preview the band’s work in progress, and here’s some of what they magazine had to say about it:

“Several tracks are considerably rougher around the edges, with distorted guitars and more prominent percussion.

“The lyrics are darker, dealing with recurring themes of death and loneliness.

“And on several songs, [lead singer Chris] Martin extends his vocal palette considerably beyond the falsetto that has largely defined him, exhibiting a lower, sexier mode that feels more personal and real.”

Guitarist Johnny Buckland says the band “felt like the first three albums were a trilogy, and we finished that. So we wanted to do something different.”

Click here to find out what Rolling Stone had to say about the songs they were allowed to listen.

I’m already a big fan of “Violet Hill,” if anything because it features the lyric, “If you love me, won’t you let me know?”

Swoon.

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