As much as Coldplay has never really made the huge impression on me that everyone else seems to gush about, their new album is really something to behold. Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends was mostly recorded in churches throughout Spain and Latin America and the atmosphere of these old, sacred places has imbued this album with a richness you can truly feel.
I love the once-in-a-lifetime feeling that comes from a group juxtaposing exotic, unusual instruments with their familiar sound. It's what pushes music through the fuzz of all of the super-produced, overly manipulated songs on the radio. It weaves all the right threads together to create something recognizably epic. It's why I love The Decemberists, and it's certainly why I've been listening to the last five tracks of Viva La Vida for the last hour.
Strawberry Swing, track nine, is by far my favorite.
Congratulations Chris Martin, you have won me over.
(Also, your wife is weirdly attractive in Iron Man... it's totally the red hair.)
Monday, June 16, 2008
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So you'll be making me a copy of this CD soon, mm?
And YES, I've never thought of her as particularly attractive, but she pretty much earns my Official Seal of Approval in Iron Man.
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