Coldplay have announced a new single ‘Higher Power’ confirming the band’s return to music. Coldplay announced the song on their Twitter page. The song is produced by pop songwriting giant Max Martin. The band confirmed the song’s release day for next Friday (May 7).
Higher Power is a song that arrived on a little keyboard and a bathroom sink at the start of 2020. It was produced by Max Martin who is a true wonder of the universe. It’s out on Friday 7 May.
Love c, g, w & jhttps://t.co/f26MzzGUxO pic.twitter.com/f79RioWmSf— Coldplay (@coldplay) April 29, 2021
This news follows speculation from fans after the appearance of a series of cryptic billboards across London, New York, Santiago, and Seoul which pointed to a mysterious website called alienradio.fm. Fans managed to decipher the letter-like symbols to uncover the song title and release date. The website leads to a rotating globe across a grid. Moving the cursor across the globe allows fans to access a selection of multi-lingual messages which range from advertisements for satellite launches to excerpts from classic literature such as Sherlock Holmes and Alice in Wonderland. Coldplay teased the alien radio project on their social media at the beginning of this week.
https://t.co/zMV9SO0GSl pic.twitter.com/WO6sbHqNKL
— Coldplay (@coldplay) April 27, 2021
This website is likely teasing towards a future album from the British rock band. This would be their ninth studio album following Everyday Life (2019). The band used a teaser campaign for this previous album, using an image of guitarist Jonny Buckland’s great-grandfather’s band in 1919 which serves as the album cover and the official publicity photo. The album’s tracklist was revealed via classified ads in the hometown newspapers of the band’s members. This included Flintshire, Exeter, Southampton, and Fife along with several other local publications across 10 countries.
Coldplay will be appearing at Glastonbury Festival’s global live stream on Saturday 22 or Sunday 23 May. See further details about tickets here.
