Coldplay's Ghost Stories

With less then a week before the official release, Coldplay has given fans a chance to fully listen to their newest album on iTunes Radio.

On Monday, Coldplay fans received an email urging them to listen to the new album that had just started being streamed through iTunes. The email reads as follows:

“Hello again. We are pleased to report that Coldplay’s new album, "Ghost Stories," is available to stream for free via iTunes now! Head to iTunes.com/Coldplay to listen to the album in full, a week before its worldwide release on May 19. Just click on the featured video to stream the whole album accompanied by a stunning, full-length animation of Mila Fürtova’s Ghost Story artwork."

The email also gave information regarding the pre-order and release times for the upcoming album. The email also told about some concerts and ticket information as well as special television that will be shown on a UK television station, Sky Arts, and will premier on May 19 at 9:30 p.m.

After listening to the album, it is obvious that most of the content is about Chris Martin's recent divorce. Even the song names on the album give you a hint about what they are really about such as “Another’s Arms” and “Always in my Head.”

The song “True Love” leaves Martin singing “I've lost you now, you let met go but one last time… Tell me you love me, if you don't then lie to me.”

Regardless of the content of the songs, the album is a more avant-garde Coldplay then we are used to but it's definitely a step back returning to their older style, moving away from their last album “Mylo Xyloto.”