Coldplay to Release ‘Moon Music' Album With ‘New Sustainability Standards'
Coldplay to Release ‘Moon Music' Album With ‘New Sustainability Standards'
Coldplay have announced the arrival of their 10th studio album, Moon Music. The follow-up to 2021's Music of the Spheres will be released on Oct. 4.
The Max Martin-produced Moon Music will be available in a variety of formats that meet "new sustainability standards." The group has had a longtime focus on sustainability, having so far produced 59 percent less CO2 emissions on their current tour compared with their previous stadium tour, according to a press release. Coldplay continue their sustainability efforts with their upcoming album's four physical release versions - standard EcoCD, standard numbered EcoRecord rPET LP, Notebook Edition EcoCD, and Notebook Edition Numbered EcoRecord rPET LP+ EcoCD. Each of the first editions released will be individually numbered, and there will also be a limited number of hand-signed editions available.
The 140g EcoRecord rPET LP version will be the first ever made of its kind. Each copy will be fashioned from nine recycled PET-plastic bottles taken from post-consumer waste. Compared to traditional 140g vinyl, this approach will prevent the use of 25 metric tonnes of virgin plastic, while also reducing 85 percent of CO2 emissions during the manufacturing process.
An additional format comes by way of a collaboration between Coldplay and the Ocean Cleanup. The Notebook Edition EcoRecord rPET LP will comprise 70 percent river plastic intercepted by the organization from the Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala. Both the Notebook edition rPET LP and EcoCD come as a casebound hardback book, which mirrors singer Chris Martin's own studio notebook. It features 28 pages of previously unseen notes, lyrics, and illustrations culled from the making of Moon Music. The Notebook edition versions will also include additional voice notes and demos from the album's recording sessions.
Meanwhile, Moon Music's CD versions mark another first as an EcoCD made from 90 percent recycled polycarbonate sourced from post-consumer waste. This will reduce CO2 emissions in production by at least 78 percent while avoiding the use of more than five metric tonnes of virgin plastic.
Earlier this month, Coldplay premiered "All My Love" at their first-ever concert in Athens, Greece. Though they have not yet released the track list for Moon Music, the song is a likely candidate for the album. Martin told the Athens audience that they were not supposed to hear it until September, which is just before the album arrives on Oct. 4.
The LP's first single, "feelslikeimfallinginlove," will drop this Friday, June 21 and can be pre-saved ahead of its release. Moon Music is also available for pre-order.
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