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8.0
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All Music
Music of the Spheres is an earnest reminder that there's good in this galaxy, offering hope and refuge from the chaos with Coldplay leading the way
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8.0
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NME
Some of Chris and the gang's ninth album is quintessentially them – all stadium ambition and rousing choruses – but there are surprises here, too
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8.0
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Vinyl Chapters
They’ve dabbled with synths and dance music before, but never have they reached for the stars (quite literally) like this
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7.0
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Albumism
Whether or not Music of the Spheres is your kind of Coldplay will depend on whether you're willing to go where the band wants to go or if you are, in reality, a fan of albums instead of the band
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6.0
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Rolling Stone
Their ninth LP is a far-out voyage to a made-up solar system, powered by pure pop idealism and Max Martin production
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6.0
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The Independent
This album offers a more superficial spiritual shower. A fleeting invigoration
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6.0
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The Irish Times
Ambitious and suitably ridiculous, Music of the Spheres is a natural but overly saccharine progression for one of the biggest bands in the world
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5.3
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Spectrum Culture
Coldplay’s potential to make compelling pop-rock has been usurped by expensive production that sounds like an end to its own means
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5.1
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Pitchfork
Here he goes again, looking at the stars, seeing how they shine
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5.0
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Clash
A deeply mixed return that lacks a certain spark
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4.0
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PopMatters
Coldplay’s ninth studio album Music of the Spheres desperately wants to inspire its listeners, but the songwriting and sound fall flat
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4.0
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The Guardian
Crafted with one eye firmly on the Spotify stats, the band’s synths-heavy ninth album features BTS and Selena Gomez amid a muddled cosmic concept
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4.0
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Evening Standard
The latest album from Chris Martin and co is shiny mainstream pop - but it’s unlikely to light up the skies
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4.0
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Sputnik Music (staff)
This is who Coldplay are now, producing the most casual music for the most casual listeners possible. It’s sad especially when you revisit early works such as A Rush of Blood to the Head or even Viva La Vida
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4.0
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The FT
The album’s message of universal togetherness is sincerely delivered but feels superficial and saccharine
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4.0
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musicOMH
Certainly there are some interesting moments on Music From The Spheres. But overall it’s the sound of Coldplay treading water. More alarmingly, it begins to sound like they’re trying not to drown
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4.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
It’s tough to remain creatively consistent, especially by album nine, so I have to give props to Coldplay for delivering another on-brand piece of work – and it’s safe to say their global fanbase will continue to support them, as their music is so incredibly accessible and easy-listening
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4.0
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The Arts Desk
Martin's inability to access recognisable emotion begins to look worryingly repressed
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3.0
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Under The Radar
Coldplay has always been a pop band in one form or another, but their deep dive into the absolute-lowest-common-denominator variety might be explained through their collaboration with noted hit-making producer Max Martin
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1.0
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God Is In The TV
Chris Martin and Coldplay have written an album about the music of spheres. I have written about how astronomically shite it is
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