Coldplay - Shiver

After weeks of cryptic social media clues, half announcements and a flood of hype, Coldplay released their new single, Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall a couple of hours ago. It's a change of direction but not necessarily a departure from their back catalogue. It's dancier than most of their previous work and definitely more pop than their last album. I'm not quite sold on it yet (in saying that I do love the booming, marching percussion), which is disappointing but it could well turn out to be a grower, and there is no indication of it being the lead single off their upcoming album meaning it could be simply a standalone single. You can hear the track here.

So instead of putting a song that I'm still unsure on up here, I would rather share my favourite Coldplay song. I love everything about Shiver, the lyrics, the riff, the crashing cymbals. There is too much to mention, it's best just to listen to it.