Coldplay: Ghost Stories versie op vinyl LP in standaard editie. Deze specifieke uitgave werd uitgebracht in Europa bij uitgeverij Parlophone op 19. mei 2014.

Coldplay: 'Ghost Stories' - their brand new sixth studio album It's Time. Coldplay is back with their sixth album "Ghost Stories". In 2012, they toured the world with their fifth album "Mylo Xyloto". They then recorded the new album in their own studios in London until early 2014. Two pre-released singles "Midnight" (February 2014) and "Magic" (April 2014) reveal a changed sound. In contrast to the instrumental complexity of "Mylo Xyloto", the quartet presents a reduced, typical Coldplay sound in "Ghost Stories". The previously familiar ghost stories sound wistfully melancholic. Ghost Stories" was first performed live to a select audience in Culver City, California in late March 2014. Coldplay frontman Chris Martin welcomed the audience with the words: "Welcome to my standup comedy show." With that phrase, he sets up a conundrum that lends itself to ghost stories: Should we laugh at him? Certainly not, because he's a sad hero. In the songs Magic and Ink, he sings about tough, painful love. Songs like "Oceans" demand a lot from his voice. The comparison to a stand-up artist on stage is fitting because Chris Martin is the driving force behind the whole record. In "Ghost Stories" he embodies the mostly sad love hero as the representative of the whole band, and not just in the music video for "Magic". The listener's identification with the ghost stories being told stands and falls with the singer's voice, which shows how versatile he is here. He gives it his all and draws us into the stories of Coldplay's album. It's fun to get into. From the piano ballad "O" to musically lighter tracks like "True Love," "Ghost Stories" offers a lot of room for interpretation of the heartfelt blanks of the stories. And that's what's so appealing about the band, as well as its transformative sound. Fortunately, one certainty remains: this is Coldplay, as alive and inspiring as ever. A pious guitar sound and an elegant evening of love songs - that's how Rolling Stone's reviewer describes the night of the album's live premiere. The pensive melancholy of "Ghost Stories" will grab Coldplay fans right from the start. Review "Still, filling out the songs is only one side of the coin; without good songwriting, it doesn't help much. But even in this respect, the foursome around singer Chris Martin once again shows why they've long enjoyed so much fan favour - and all the better when the result then sounds as great as it does here!" (Good Times, August/September 2014)

Album valt binnen het genre Dream Pop, Alternative Pop, Art Pop en Ambient Pop.