COLDPLAYViva La Vida or Death And All His Friends
Capitol/EMI
Coldplay's career is a lot like Barack Obama's presidential campaign: It's all about rejecting old frameworks — just replace "liberal vs. conservative" with "cool vs. uncool." Just as Obama succeeds by ignoring baby boomers' narcissistic squabbling, Coldplay's music — which was already plenty adventurous before Brian Eno showed up to produce Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends — floats blithely above arguments about the band's cred. Chris Martin and the other guys have sold millions of records, packed arenas, and now place themselves within their very own context: It's OK to like Coldplay, even if your boss and mom likes them too. [Read the rest here.]
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