Coldplay’s 10th album “Moon Music” brings back many of the religious themes seen in previous albums and encourages listeners to approach the world with love and an open mind.
The album, which has 10 tracks, has received mixed reviews from critics since its release.
The tracks, which each have a deeper message to share with audiences, fluctuate between having equally profound writing to convey these messages and shallow writing, which could have been deeper to match their themes.
One instance of this is in the track “GOOD FEELiNGS,” which relied heavily on the repetition of the phrase “All the good, good feelings, Don’t ever let, don’t ever let them, Don’t ever let them go.”
Additionally, many of the tracks featured large sections of the band just singing “la-la-la,” which took away from the content of many of the tracks.
Despite these flaws, the album derives its strength from the quality of the instrumentals found at the start and end of many of the songs. True to the album’s theme, these instrumentals have a celestial quality to them, as though you could hear what it sounds like when a rainbow is formed or when the stars twinkle.
Tracks such as “Moon Music,” “ALiEN HiTs” and “ONE WORLD” each have very powerful backing instrumentals that help to illustrate the album’s calming and otherworldly vibe.
Similar to other Coldplay albums, the writers again emphasize the importance of keeping faith even in hopeless times. Tracks including “WE PRAY,” “ALiEN HiTS” and “feelslikeimfallinginlove,” which is the most traditional Coldplay-sounding track on the album, all help to contribute to this overarching theme.
Despite encouraging listeners to remember that there is an afterlife waiting for them, they also remind them to live for the day.
“I know somewhere we’ll feel no pain, Until we make it to the end of the day,” the band sings in the track “WE PRAY.”
The closing track “ONE WORLD” reminds listeners that this is our only world and that instead of looking forward to the next one, we should appreciate the one we have now. The track, which opens with bird sounds, brings about a nostalgic feeling for listeners.
“In the end, it’s just love,” the song states, a message I think is important to share right now.
The theme of approaching the world with love is also heavily emphasized throughout the album in tracks such as “JUPiTER,” “iAAM” and “ALL MY LOVE.” Whether it be self-love, friendship or a romantic love, the album encourages listeners to keep love in their hearts.
“I’m really sorry for some things I said along the way, I really love you, I just didn’t like myself that day,” the band sings in “iAAM.”
These messages that were displayed are part of what makes Coldplay who they are and truly showed fans of the band how they approach the world.
“This album is the entire contents of my heart and soul,” lead singer Chris Martin said . “It’s the way we as a band feel about everything. The way we try to stay positive in a world where there’s so much negativity.”
Overall, while I think this is a solid album, I think it could have been more cohesive as a whole. The tracks fluctuate between what you would expect from one of the best Sleeping At Last Songs to tracks such as “GOOD FEELiNGS,” “WE PRAY” and “AETERNA” which feel like bad new-age Panic! At The Disco songs. Overall, I would rate this album a 7/10.
My favorite tracks off the album were “ALiEN HiTS,” “ALL MY LOVE” and “ONE WORLD.” These tracks were the best examples of the vibe I think Coldplay wanted to convey with this album. These songs remind listeners of the love and hope that can be found in the world even when all hope seems to be lost.
Moon Music was released on Oct. 4 and can be streamed on Spotify and Apple Music.