Listen to Coldplay – Violet Hill | The New Single

So, awhile ago I blogged about the upcoming Coldplay disc, which I am excited about. They’ve just given us a sneak peak into their new album with the single, Violet Hill.

It starts out with some calm intro space keyboard & and then just starts driving. The beat and the driving base reminds me a bit of “Politik.” Martin’s voice sounds a bit different, and the whole song is a bit more ‘raw’ than a lot of their other stuff. If ‘raw’ isn’t the right word, it’s certainly dirtier.

I’m always intrigued when bands release a single pre-album. It says so much about what they think of the album. “This is what we want you to think” is what they’re saying. This is their statement. When we think of the new disc, this song will influence what we expect. In my opinion, they’re hoping we’ll think “less pretty, dirtier, edgier, less produced, a bit more careless, louder” etc.

All in all, I like the song. I’m actually pretty excited if this is the tone of the whole album–which arrives June 18.

Have a listen:

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Whaddya think?