Viva La Vida was easily my favorite Coldplay album- strong storytelling songs, easy melodies, songs that caught my ear and stayed in my head (including the title track, which I never tired of). I was interested to see the next direction Coldplay would take, and with Mylo Xyloto, they seem to have sought the right beat first and taken the songs from there. It's a hit-or-miss approach, at least to me. There are some classic Coldplay sounds on this one- the anthemic "Charlie Brown" is a bouncy, workout-friendly tune, and "Us Against The World" is similar to Dave Matthews Band's "You and Me"- a lovely "we are forever" song. But Mylo Xyloto is weakened by too much filler and weak songwriting (sure, "Paradise" has a great beat and music, but Para-para-para-dise can only be repeated so many times, and a collaboration with Rihanna called "Princess of China" is incredibly weak). Overall, Mylo Xyloto features some good songs, but has too many duds to be called a solid album.
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