![]() Singing about loss has always provided a way of transcending the numbness and terror that accompany the crumbling of illusions. Rock stars have a way of seeming impregnable but Martin comes across bereft: “I just got broken, broken in two” he sings on “Magic” which celebrates his former partner’s hold over him. On the beautiful song “Midnight” with his voice multi-tracked and echo-laden, he sounds uncannily like Bon Iver whose best songs were also fuelled by the pain of break-up. For all the characteristically grandiose musical packaging - this is, let’s not forget, Coldplay, quintessential dispensers of anthems - there is a rawness here that is disarmingly touching. This album is as much of a declaration of love as anything else. Chris Martin has always seemed such a sweet man, with a voice that easily drifts into almost sugary falsetto. There is no trace of anger or vituperation here, no sign of blood on the tracks. The album was made before the announcement of their separation but it expresses a painful inner journey in anticipation of break-up, the realization of loss, and the mortality of relationships, all of which are the stuff of melancholy moods.
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