Coldplay has announced that the name of their new album, which will be out June 17, is Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends.
This makes Coldplay a new member of the Long Album Name Club, joining such renowned artists as:
The Kinks (Arthur Or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, Lola vs. Powerman and the Money-go-Round Part 1),
Fiona Apple (When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He’ll Win the Whole Thing Fore He Enters the Ring There’s No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might So When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand and Remember That Depth Is the Greatest of Heights and If You Know Where You Stand, Then You’ll Know Where to Land and If You Fall It Won’t Matter, Cuz You Know That You’re Right)
Modest Mouse (This is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank)
Word is that Viva la Vida will feature Chris Martin singing more in a deeper register than his typical falsetto. I’ll believe it when I hear it. It’s hard for any man to resist the falsetto. Lesser men than Martin have died trying.
