Music of the Spheres
by Coldplay
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Oct 15, 2021
User Score
6.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 221 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 118 out of 221
  2. Mixed: 41 out of 221
  3. Negative: 62 out of 221
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  1. Xylotheus
    Nov 26, 2021
    10
    Excellent album with awesome lyrics. Some of the tracks are good enough to be within their best ones. It's funny to see people saying bad things about the album just because it's different from their previous works. Changing is important to keep your work fresh, and music shouldn't be divided. All music is music, and this music is beautiful. Well done, Coldplay.
  2. ElCrispy
    Dec 6, 2021
    4
    Music of the Spheres, while ambitious, lacks any real emotional appeal. While the band’s single “Higher Power” proved catchy and somewhat inspiring with its futuristic sounds; it felt clichéd and forced, their collaboration with BTS also proved surprisingly successful, yet the remainder of the album lacked any real essence and engagement for listeners.
  3. Dustyn
    Dec 24, 2021
    8
    Not Coldplay's best album of all time, but it's definitely worth enjoying. My favorite song from the album has to be "Humankind," as I am a big fan of the synth-pop feel that Coldplay adopted in this album. If you're a fan of Coldplay's contemporary pop feel, you will love this album the same way you loved "A Head Full of Dreams."
  4. Fabiancsc
    Jan 19, 2023
    6
    A musically and lyrically acceptable album. Which makes it generic and boring. We cannot deny that there are salvageable songs. But it leaves a tasteless, since much more was expected from this great band.
  5. moosicdude
    Jul 1, 2022
    2
    whole album is **** repetitive, and bad at the same time.
    literally, the album itself manage to be more boring than Coldplay's other works, not only that, this album feels like a dog pile of trash compared to Coldplay's other album, which proof how far they've been from their original sound.
    the only good thing about this album is coloratura, the rest is mediocre and dog **** overall:    whole album is **** repetitive, and bad at the same time.
    literally, the album itself manage to be more boring than Coldplay's other works, not only that, this album feels like a dog pile of trash compared to Coldplay's other album, which proof how far they've been from their original sound.
    the only good thing about this album is coloratura, the rest is mediocre and dog ****

    overall:
    best song is coloratura (definitely), the rest is awful

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  6. someonewhocares
    Jul 12, 2022
    2
    Coldplay have recently proved to fans that they have done what they're known for, and are just going to recycle the same songs over and over until fans tell them that they need to grow a pair. Music of the Spheres lacks in the unique flow of the typical production of most Coldplay songs, and again provides a weak concept that just falls flat by the fourth track. Glad there are shortColdplay have recently proved to fans that they have done what they're known for, and are just going to recycle the same songs over and over until fans tell them that they need to grow a pair. Music of the Spheres lacks in the unique flow of the typical production of most Coldplay songs, and again provides a weak concept that just falls flat by the fourth track. Glad there are short interludes though.… Expand
  7. Bill01172
    Oct 18, 2022
    0
    Embarrassingly bad. Pop tunes with the exception of coloratura. To the dismay of their pears and fans they still sold out.
  8. ThimGui
    Nov 17, 2022
    10
    This album is a pure masterpiece, the more I listen to it, the more magnificent it is. It really takes you to another universe where you just feel good and peaceful and you don't want to go out anymore. Coldplay keeps getting creative, with sounds I've never heard before in anything they've done. Coloratura, Human Heart ❤️, Biutyful, Infinity Sign and Let somebody Go are pure beauty thatThis album is a pure masterpiece, the more I listen to it, the more magnificent it is. It really takes you to another universe where you just feel good and peaceful and you don't want to go out anymore. Coldplay keeps getting creative, with sounds I've never heard before in anything they've done. Coloratura, Human Heart ❤️, Biutyful, Infinity Sign and Let somebody Go are pure beauty that deserves much more recognition, Coloratura is really an incredible 10 minute sound and also perfect that takes you back to old Coldplay a bit, for me it's is one of Coldplay's best songs, if not the best. Then we have the famous "People of The Pride" a hard rock sound, it feels good and I'm happy to hear from Coldplay. Especially since the sound was a demo on the album viva la vida de bases. Another nod to old Coldplay. Hearing it live is even more amazing. Then we have the more pop anthem, my universe, higher power, humankind sounds. Which are downright cool. And the whole universe behind the album is so amazing and inspiring, the music videos, visualizers, the languages ​​created, the planets, the weirdos, the transitions, the design, the world tour... I know this album has reviews mixed, many are just haters who judge at first sight, just because they made a sound with BTS, but if you really dive into the album it's really a master piece. Coldplay's best album since viva la vida.… Expand
  9. maribuckland_
    Jul 22, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Obviously not Coldplay's best album. But the album takes you to other universes. Humankind and Coloratura are the best songs to me on this album. The collab "My Universe" with BTS was perfect! I listen from beginning to the end without skipping any tracks.… Expand
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55

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. Under The Radar
    Oct 29, 2021
    30
    It’s a concept album that fundamentally refuses to engage with its own premise. Instead, the band doubles down on lyrical clichés about love and arena-friendly electropop. ... Frontman Chris Martin was never known as a brilliant songwriter, but his lyrics were never this vapid either.
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  2. Uncut
    Oct 21, 2021
    60
    Despite Chris Martin's underdeveloped lyrics – "Be an anthem for your times" at least explains his motivation – there's something reassuring in their ham-fisted urge to bring people together. ... Glam-stomper "People Of The Pride" or well-meaning power ballad "Let Somebody Go," and instrumentals harking back to earlier Eno adventures offer pleasant reprieves. [Dec 2021, p.25]
  3. PopMatters
    Oct 20, 2021
    40
    The significant flaw of Music of the Spheres is that it spends a lot of effort telling us that humans have this capacity for love and goodness, sometimes in overly saccharine terms, without getting us to feel it.
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