Coldplay's ninth studio album, Music of the Spheres was produced by hitmaker Max Martinand features twelve tracks, five of which are represented by emojis. The British pop-rock giants follow-up to 2019's Everyday Life is introduced by the cosmic lead single "Higher Power" and experimental 10-minute closer "Coloratura," an exhilarating, space-bound epic that includes namechecks for Galileo, Oumuamua and Betelgeuse. The band hints at further sci-fi themes with the note, "Everyone is an alien somewhere." Colored vinyl LP.

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