Everyday Life
by Coldplay
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Nov 22, 2019
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 260 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 224 out of 260
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 260
  3. Negative: 16 out of 260
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  1. SolaireMengao
    Mar 17, 2022
    10
    Their most meaningful record, fully charged with political opinions and showed the beauty of faith.
  2. diegomartinez
    Nov 5, 2021
    8
    No le había prestado demasiada atención cuando salió hace casi 2 años, pero ahora me he parado a escuchar este otro con más detenimiento, me atrevo a decir que me parece el mejor álbum que Coldplay ha lanzado desde "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends".
  3. VBSBazooka
    Nov 3, 2021
    7
    A perfect folk album and a callback to one of their earlier albums. Beautiful production and songwriting and I don't think there was a single "bad" song. Matter of fact, I'd go out on a limb and say that >50% of the album would be considered "great." it's perfectly balanced between their newer material and their first albums. A must-listen in my book.

    Favorite Songs: Daddy, When I Need    A perfect folk album and a callback to one of their earlier albums. Beautiful production and songwriting and I don't think there was a single "bad" song. Matter of fact, I'd go out on a limb and say that >50% of the album would be considered "great." it's perfectly balanced between their newer material and their first albums. A must-listen in my book.

    Favorite Songs: Daddy, When I Need a Friend, Old Friends, WOTW / POTP
    Least Favorite Songs: N/A    … Expand
  4. AustinfVermilli
    Dec 4, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Probably their 4th best album going to be hard to top A Rush Of Blood To The Head,Viva La Vida or Parachutes… Expand
  5. Whyhelder
    Oct 15, 2021
    8
    Their most different album so far! It was definitely not made to be a comercial hit and it showed the world that Coldplay keeps their knowledge how to make good music. My favorite: Trouble in Town.
  6. Chris182
    Apr 25, 2021
    3
    Coldplay have been boring since 2011 but damn this thing is boring. Atleast the last 3 albums had atleast a couple of good songs on them but on this, there is nothing good in sight.
    Best Songs: All of them were forgettable so maybe there is 1 decent song on it but i cant remember.
    Worst Songs: All of them i guesse
  7. MARTINCARDENAS
    Apr 10, 2021
    10
    The best Coldplay album to date. For its rich notes and varied sounds, it was nominated for album of the year, it is without any doubt one of the best albums out there.
  8. frankschepers24
    Mar 14, 2021
    10
    This album is a return to the old Coldplay. Loved it since the first listen and I think this is my favorite Coldplay album tied with Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends.
    Incredible production, especially the track Arabesque with Stromae and legend Kuti and his band on the horns.
  9. noinguyen
    Dec 7, 2020
    7
    "Everyday Life" is a well-produced record, and a great return of Coldplay.

    Favorite tracks: Trouble in Town, Arabesque, Champion of the World
    Least favorite tracks: BorkEn
  10. caioreidenikiti
    Dec 3, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Um álbum intimista repleto de críticas sociais pertinentes no dia a dia da nossa sociedade atual.… Expand
  11. alexastersi
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    this album has a special meaning to me... every track is so good in their own way.
  12. gustavothehuman
    Sep 30, 2020
    10
    To be honest I like everything they release, but I'm really happy they decided to favor experimentation with Everyday Life, it's definitely one of their best albums and I'm really excited for what comes next.
  13. KhangLe98
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    Coldplay cameback with a deeper, spiritual, uplifting and reflective of real world issues with the message of love, peace, harmony and power to the people. An album that marked the true core of Coldplay, the music of the soul.
  14. Willugh
    May 29, 2020
    8
    Their best album yet. They showcase more of their instrumentals here and it becomes as powerful as the lyrics and vocal performances. Yes it has less lyrics than usual Coldplay album, but it's effective enough to make us understand the message they're trying to convey. The album is more about what's going on in the world, the good and the bad. Rather than preaching at us about what weTheir best album yet. They showcase more of their instrumentals here and it becomes as powerful as the lyrics and vocal performances. Yes it has less lyrics than usual Coldplay album, but it's effective enough to make us understand the message they're trying to convey. The album is more about what's going on in the world, the good and the bad. Rather than preaching at us about what we should've done, they give us a straightforward portrayals about what's going on so we can reflect it ourselves. The album covers so many general topics which makes it sound relatable and personal to listeners.… Expand
  15. Iam_guinunes
    May 8, 2020
    10
    The album is a completely work of Art! It shows how Coldplay became more mature over the 20 years of their career
  16. Macrofficial
    Apr 22, 2020
    9
    Coldplay's 8th full length studio release! this is an album I put off listening too for a few months, and after listening too it now, I very much regret that. 'Sunrise' Is A Nice Song that sets the tone of the album, a strong start. 'Church' is a real nice song. Even if you don't like the political message, you can't deny that 'Trouble In Town' beautifully and powerfully delivers thatColdplay's 8th full length studio release! this is an album I put off listening too for a few months, and after listening too it now, I very much regret that. 'Sunrise' Is A Nice Song that sets the tone of the album, a strong start. 'Church' is a real nice song. Even if you don't like the political message, you can't deny that 'Trouble In Town' beautifully and powerfully delivers that message. 'BrokEn' is a gospel song, and I usually don't care for gospel music, but this piece added pretty well to the album. 'Daddy' has some of the most beautiful and amazing vocals coldplay has seen in a while, I love this song. 'WOTW / POTP' is an nice interlude and it sounds like Chris is sing a song I might know, but I can't put my finger on it. I love 'Arabesque', when the saxophone came in, I literally picked off a pen off my desk and pretended to play the saxophone, which is rare for me to do when listening to music, these kind of things. 'When I Need A Friend' is once again, one of those songs i don't normally listen too, but it some how has a nice touch too the album. 'Guns' is a great song that addresses a huge problem in US. 'Orphans' is the singable song on the album, good song. 'Eko' is a beautiful acoustic song. 'Cry Cry Cry' had me hooked with the piano, but other than that the song was just alright. 'Old Friends' is just great and emotional, I love this song. The song with the middle eastern characters, is another song that I probably won't listen outside of the album, but it fits so perfectly to the album, and i don't even know why. 'Champion Of The World' is a more relaxing song that would sound perfect in the middle night in a restaurant. 'Everyday Life' is another beautiful song which ends off the album. Overall, this album was amazing, and it was almost a 10/10. I never thought I would be saying this, but..this might be my favourite coldplay album out of all their current albums! It was hard too choose but, my top 3 songs on this album are: 'Trouble In Town', 'Daddy', and 'Arabesque'.… Expand
  17. IvanCriticKTC
    Apr 16, 2020
    8
    Coldplay showed that they are not worse nowadays just because they move from rock to pop. This album showed the world their versatility, they showed how good they are at rock, pop, and other genres that I could find in this album. This is one of the best albums ever by Coldplay.
  18. NolanLundgaard
    Apr 7, 2020
    8
    Everyday Life by Coldplay: 7.52

    Sunrise: 0.5 Church: 0.75 Trouble In Town: 1! BrokEn: 0.75 Daddy: 1! WOTW / POTP: 0.75 Arabesque: 1 When I Need A Friend: 0.5 Guns: 1 :) Orphans: 1 :) Èkó: 0.75 Cry Cry Cry: 1 Old Friends: 0.75 بنی آدم 0.5 Champion Of The World: 1 :) Everyday Life: 1 13/15 ~ .867 -> 7.52 Powerful and diverse, Everyday Life succeeds by giving    Everyday Life by Coldplay: 7.52

    Sunrise: 0.5
    Church: 0.75
    Trouble In Town: 1!
    BrokEn: 0.75
    Daddy: 1!
    WOTW / POTP: 0.75
    Arabesque: 1
    When I Need A Friend: 0.5
    Guns: 1 :)
    Orphans: 1 :)
    Èkó: 0.75
    Cry Cry Cry: 1
    Old Friends: 0.75
    بنی آدم 0.5
    Champion Of The World: 1 :)
    Everyday Life: 1

    13/15 ~ .867 -> 7.52

    Powerful and diverse, Everyday Life succeeds by giving Coldplay fans something that is unique from their other work. This album provides (much needed) commentary on problems like religious or racial injustice, along with the issue of guns. I really liked how this collection of songs is in multiple different languages. It adds to the central call to unity that Everyday Life poses. This is also the first time Coldplay has produced explicit music, and while I was shocked at first that Coldplay, a band I liked for their cleanness, would venture into this territory, I was relieved to find that all the profanity used was justifiable, so it wasn’t as big of a deal for me as I thought it might be. I originally gave Trouble In Town a bad score because I thought there was just too much harsh language and didn’t know why it was there or what purpose it served. In fact, I felt that way about a lot of these songs, like the use of different languages was fun but didn’t have any real meaning. Then I thought about those, and realized what Coldplay was actually trying to do: rouse attention for the problems of this world. I then saw what the purpose of Trouble In Town was. I was so shocked by the language that I didn’t stop to think why it was there. It was a realistic picture of police brutality towards minorities, and it hurt me deep down once I realized that this issue was at that level. While Everyday Life is certainly full of powerful songs, I was a little disappointed to see the quality of the actual musicality decrease. Of course, it was still good, but unfortunately not nearly as good as X&Y, for example. That being said, I still really liked Everyday Life and would definitely recommend it to Coldplay fans, if they are okay with a very different album than what they might expect. Highlights: Trouble In Town, Daddy, Arabesque, Guns, Orphans, Cry Cry Cry, Champion Of The World, and Everyday Life.    … Expand
  19. 29082002
    Feb 15, 2020
    10
    Beautiful like all Coldplay's albums. Songs that surround you and stay in your head!
  20. soundmate
    Dec 28, 2019
    7
    "I don't wanna know because everything is beautiful until you realise". This is what I've felt while listening to Coldplay's new album. Even though I've always disliked the band, I have been very interested in "Everyday Live" thanks to its concept.
    The ambition and passion for music and politics they've always had has resulted in this great album. Yeah, great. It isn't as good as their    "I don't wanna know because everything is beautiful until you realise". This is what I've felt while listening to Coldplay's new album. Even though I've always disliked the band, I have been very interested in "Everyday Live" thanks to its concept.
    The ambition and passion for music and politics they've always had has resulted in this great album. Yeah, great. It isn't as good as their previous albums and it isn't as bad as I expected. Separated in "volumes": Sunrise and Sunset, the band metaphorizes perfecty Western with "Sunrise" and the other side of the world with "Sunset". Just darkness and light, night and day; the most natural things in life. While most of the children in Europe and America are pacificaly playing in the back yard, some are fighting for their life in Somalia. While you are angry because your data has ended and there's no wi-fi, some are being payed $2/hour to create this electrodomestic in a dirty fabric. This album exposes all of the champagne problems we the Westerner have. It expresses the blindfold that covers our eyes and the smoke curtains the government and the media create. It reminds me when the main character of Netflix's "Tall Girl" thought that the biggest oppression in life was wearing men's size 13 Nikes.
    Anyway; even though the album's concept is amazing, the album isn't that good. Being a worldwide known band, for people outside the UK and the US, it will be difficult to understand what Coldplay are trying to express. The album isn't meant to be commercial, we know, but that doesn't mean that an album doesn't have to include any catchy song, does it? But that's ok since this album hasn't been made for the radio but for you.
    It is a deeply emotional, illuminating and melancholic album; definitely a smart one for Coldplay and a gift to politics lovers, not for the mediocre, which are most of the people in the world. This may be remembered as the band's smartest album for the critics but the least appreciated by the fans. Yes, the album is eye-opening but I hope Coldplay doesn't close itself in this world that only critics can understand. Forget all this metaphors and shout out a clear message to all the people who still don't know.    … Expand
  21. Mfgr
    Dec 20, 2019
    8
    Far away from the very best of Coldplay, but still a great album to listen. The different rhythms during the whole experience surprised me and I enjoyed.
  22. eduardofmb
    Dec 18, 2019
    3
    You will miss the hits. You will miss "A Head Full of Dreams". This album is as confusing and uneasy listening as it gets. Sorry.
  23. Morio
    Dec 17, 2019
    10
    The best album since Viva La Vida or Death and all his friends! I can't believe critics give it just 73 to this album!This deserve 78-80 from critics.Is one of their best Album.I love "old friends,daddy,Eko,trouble in town,Church,champion of the world!Great music!
  24. Emmanuel2088
    Dec 11, 2019
    10
    Un álbum diverso bien planeado de principio a fin. Desde su comienzo te lleva a una transición de distintas emociones, cada track te envuelve y te transporta de diferente manera. Un trabajo extraordinario y a su vez arriesgado, por fin tenemos un álbum sobresaliente de Coldplay después de Viva la vida.
  25. Ricko
    Dec 9, 2019
    8
    I've been a fan of Coldplay from the early months of their career, from in and around the release of the single "Shiver". 3 of their first 4 albums are top table stuff. After album number 4 "Viva La Vida....", I felt the sky was the limit for the them. Commercially they continued on an upward trajectory however I think artistically, while you could never accuse them of playing it safe,I've been a fan of Coldplay from the early months of their career, from in and around the release of the single "Shiver". 3 of their first 4 albums are top table stuff. After album number 4 "Viva La Vida....", I felt the sky was the limit for the them. Commercially they continued on an upward trajectory however I think artistically, while you could never accuse them of playing it safe, they didn't quite roll the dice in the same manner. "Mylo Xyloto" has peaks but also has troughs and large parts of it are forgettable. "Ghost Stories" was a really good if far from classic album but the out of place hit single "Sky Full of Stars" definitely took from it. "A Head Full of Dreams" was decent in parts but was guilty of over production and was a bit like fast food, nice at the time but ultimately unsatisfying.

    "Everyday Life" is an unlikely follow up to "A Head Full of Dreams" and with its mostly somber and reflective tone, is more akin to something that might have followed "Ghost Stories". Whatever else, this is certainly Coldplay's most political album and is relatively hard hitting. I'm going to compare apples with oranges here but this is Coldplay's equivalent of The Beatles "White Album". A vast array of styles, songs and subject matter. I don't hear any classic tracks that will have a place in my heart or anything but as an album it is ambitious and is of high quality, consolidating the bands status as a giant and worthy of rubbing shoulders with the other giants of stadium rock.    … Expand
  26. Mavia
    Dec 7, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El peor album que escucho sin duda .. no me gusto para nada ..................… Expand
  27. freeKade1ka
    Dec 6, 2019
    10
    Masterpiece. Their best album after A Rush Of Blood To The Head. This atmosphere, this sound, this voice are incredible!
  28. stezinha04
    Dec 6, 2019
    7
    é bacana, mas parece que é um estilo diferente do deles acho legal isso, muito bom
  29. Evildrporkchops
    Dec 6, 2019
    10
    This is quite simply their best work, even better than their early day albums. Just love it!
  30. denialsander
    Dec 2, 2019
    1
    If the album was the soundtrack to a movie I could understand it. But it is not. It is the most fragmented album I have heard in a long time. Some songs are quite ok, but as a whole, this 50+ minute album left me frustrated and disappointed. And the 2 minute orgy of saxophone solo should have been thrown on the Miami Vice boat...
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  1. Positive: 17 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 26
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  1. Los Angeles Times
    Dec 11, 2019
    60
    And musically, at least, that journey paid off. ... Martin can be awfully simplistic in these songs — a problem in any context but especially on an album otherwise marked by some of his most nuanced words.
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  2. Consequence
    Dec 11, 2019
    75
    Everyday Life mixes the magic of “old” Coldplay with their smash hits that have kept them at the top for so long. And it works.
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  3. Classic Rock Magazine
    Dec 10, 2019
    50
    There is the occasional flash of pop brilliance - notably desert-rock nugget Arabesque - but for non-fans Coldplay this dose of Everyday Life will be one they can easily do without. [Jan 2019, p.87]
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