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Coldplay's lukewarm electro pop entree

On their latest album, Britain's best known indie rockers boldly go in a new direction by collaborating with Rihanna, but their efforts are sunk by cliched lyrics and a pleasant but underwhelming sound

COLDPLAY/ MYLO XYLOTO

Coldplay, one of the world's biggest indie rock groups, follow up their 2008 release, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, with Mylo Xyloto, their fifth album that further cements the band's bold shift into pop, featuring an intriguing collaboration with R&B diva Rihanna.

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Writer: Chanun Poomsawai

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  • Discussion 1 : 13/11/2011 at 08:41 AM1

    "Britain's best known indie rockers" - thanks for the laugh. If Coldplay is an indie rock band then Drake is a pop crooner. By any stretch of the imagination Coldplay is a pop band following a proven big label formula for commercial success.

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