This song I feel is much more specific in it’s criticisms as the song acknowledges that the powers that be in the U.S. The album also does examine a few other areas of society and politics, for example the track Guns is a track that is critical of the never ending spree of mass shootings in America. I do appreciate the message the album is going with and again while the album can be a bit surface level it’s at least sending a good message which I can get behind. There is also an English section Which Chris Martin performs himself and the message of the track is again a track about equality and everyone being the same. “بنی آدم, translated as Children Of Adam is another track is about the merging of culture in a positive way as it is a slightly altered version of a Persian poem which is spoken partly in Farsi, performed by Dr Shahrzad Sami.
While it is a little over simplified I do like the song quite a bit and the use of guitars and saxophones is really impressive and gives the song a good energy and a nice beat.
But at the same time the track is more focused on the instrumentation than the lyrics and musically I do like how it merges western music with Middle Eastern styles of music so the song really does represent a merging of culture in a positive way. While not a bad message at all I also feel it’s a bit of a simplistic take on the way Muslims are often treated and if the band wanted to tackle this topic that maybe it could have been expanded on and take a look at societal causes of Islamophobia.
This track specifically is confronting the way Islam and those who follow it are treated in society and preaches the message of we’re all the same. It also contrasts nicely with the following song on the album Arabesque which opens with sounds of a city and people.Īrabesque is also a track that tackles another big aspect to the album, that being social and political themes. It’s a very calming and ambient track and has this 60s feel to it which is really different and while only about a minute and 15 seconds the track does work for what it is. That atmospheric angle comes back several times throughout the album such as on WOTW/POTP which is an acoustic instrumental track about the confusion of the modern world and the track mixes in what sounds like natural sounds like birds chirping and the sound of water flowing. The track is very atmospheric and the violins carry the track and for an opening instrumental I do really like how it sets the mood.
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Everyday Life is actually a double album with the album split into two parts called Sunrise and Sunsets which are 8 songs each, which again I think highlights the bands ambition with this project as very few artists and bands have attempted a double album.įrom the opening track, Sunrise, the album sends a clear message that this album isn’t going to be a “typical” album as Sunrise is a 2 and a half minute instrumental that sounds like a score for a movie or an extract from an orchestra. On Everyday Life that ambition is still present as this is a very experimental and at times abstract album where the focus is much more on atmosphere over everything else. Coldplay, at least in my mind, have always been an ambitious band and whether or not the end product works out I do have to give them credit for continuing to try new ideas out and see what works and what doesn’t. Or like me you’re somewhere in the middle where they’ll have some fantastic albums and songs and then follow them up by releasing something that’s no where near as good. After somewhat of an extended break Coldplay have returned with their 8th studio album Everyday Life…Ĭoldplay, you either love them or hate them.