Coldplay Connect With the Spirit of Early Hip-Hop on New Single
In this week’s slate of Rolling Stone reviews, Jon Dolan praises “Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall,” the first single from Coldplay‘s upcoming fifth album, which gets in touch with the enthusiastic, imaginative spirit of early hip-hop while sounding like a mixture of U2, the Velvet Underground and rave music. Also, Jody Rosen digs Lil Wayne‘s acoustic rap ballad “How to Love,” which he says is “a casual ground-breaker,” and marvels at the “cheeky verbosity” of the Arctic Monkeys’ new album Suck It and See, their best record since their 2006 debut.
SINGLES
Coldplay “Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall” (stream)
Lil Wayne “How to Love” (stream)
Ivy “Distant Lights” (stream)
Limp Bizkit “Shotgun” (stream)
Arctic Monkeys “Reckless Serenade” (stream)
Romeo Santos “You” (stream)
Yuck “Milkshake” (stream)
ALBUMS
Arctic Monkeys – Suck It and See (stream one song)
Dawes – Nothing Is Wrong (stream one song)
Black Lips – Arabia Mountain (stream one song)
Tedeschi Trucks Band – Revelator (stream one song)
Fucked Up – David Comes to Life (stream one song)
Journey – Eclipse (stream one song)
LAST WEEK: Eddie Vedder’s Surprisingly Delicate New Album ‘Ukulele Songs’