Coldplay working on new album

The music business has certainly changed over the last few years. Not that long ago, a little band could truly get a break and ascend to the big time, but with media consolidation, the decline of CD sales, and the dangers of file-sharing, it seems harder and harder to break through. So consider this news item to be a bit of altruism on Paste’s behalf. We want to let you know that a tiny band from England called Coldplay is putting together its fourth album.

Coldplay’s first album since 2005’s unheard X&Y is currently untitled, but the band recently updated its blog with some new information that will, unfortunately, probably go unnoticed. The band’s new album will be only 42 minutes in length, probably because Coldplay recognizes that people will not bother to listen to something so esoteric for long. Song titles include “Cemeteries of London,” “Leftrightleftrightleft,” and “Lost!” Apparently, the band is also arguing about the tracklisting, though it seems ambitious to worry so much about the order of songs on such an obscure release.

At any rate, the band soldiers on, despite being “a few months off from finishing.” Once completed, the album will be released without a marketing campaign, and will exist sadly as just another lost gem in the ongoing deluge of the music industry.

Related links:
Coldplay.com
Coldplay on MySpace
U2.com(the official site of another little-known group)

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