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Coldplay release two new songs from fresh album
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Coldplay's frontman Chris Martin performs during the final night of X Factor Italy on December 10, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (shutterstock.com/Andrea Raffin/File)
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ritish rock band Coldplay have unveiled two new songs from their upcoming album ‘Everyday Life' -- ahead of its highly anticipated release next month.
The tracks -- titled ‘Orphans' and ‘Arabesque' were released via YouTube as lyric videos, with the official music video for 'Orphans' set to premiere on Oct. 25 at 8 a.m. ET / 5 a.m. PT on YouTube also.
Both tunes have been produced by the Dream Team, with ‘Orphans' described as "one of the most U2-esque tracks in their catalog, with a chiming riff and a ‘whoo-hoo' on the chorus reminiscent of that group's song ‘Bad'"; while ‘Arabesque' is said to sound more angular, with a slow rhythm driven by a horn riff, and featuring vocals from French singer Stromae and horns from Femi Kuti and his band.
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A 7-inch vinyl single featuring both songs is now also available for purchase via Jack White's Third Man Records.
The full record ‘Everyday Life' -- which is Coldplay's follow-up to 2015's ‘A Head Full of Dreams' -- is due out November 22 (via Parlophone/Atlantic) and, as previously announced, will be a double album, comprised of 53-minutes of music divided into two halves: ‘Sunrise' and ‘Sunset'.
The cover art is based on a 1919 photo of lead guitarist Jonny Buckland's great grandfather's band and was teased last week in posters and billboards all around the world, from São Paulo to Tokyo.
Along with the songs, Coldplay have also revealed that they will be the musical guests on Saturday Night Live on November 2.
The album's complete track-listing was unveiled earlier today via classified ads in the hometown newspapers of Coldplay's members (in Flintshire, Exeter, Southampton and Fife).
