Ghost Stories
by Coldplay
- Type: Album
- Released: 19 May 2014
- Label: Parlophone
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 40:18
- Community rating: 2.69/5 from 5 ratings
Artists on this release: Tappin Gofton, M铆la F眉rstov谩, Paul Epworth, Ted Jensen, Mark Stent, Tim Bergling, Rik Simpson, Dave Holmes, Dan Green
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Written in the wake of frontman Chris Martin's highly publicized separation from Gwyneth Paltrow, this introspective project strips away the stadium-rock bombast of the band's previous work. The arrangements favor subdued electronic beats, minimalist pianos, and atmospheric textures to convey themes of romantic dissolution and eventual healing.
Genres
Descriptors: Atmospheric, Breakup, Conceptual, breakup, atmospheric, melodic
Tracklist
- Always in My Head (3:36)
- Magic (4:45)
- Ink (3:48)
- True Love (4:06)
- Midnight (4:54)
- Another's Arms (3:54)
- Oceans (5:21)
- A Sky Full of Stars (4:27)
- O (5:23)
Credits
- Madeon - accompanied by [extra magic]
- Mike Dean - accompanied by [extra magic]
- John Metcalfe - arranged by [strings], conductor [strings]
- Arlene Moon - other [shepherded by]
- Chris Salmon - other [shepherded by]
- Debs Wild - other [shepherded by]
- EJ McDonald - other [shepherded by]
- Gavin Maude - other [shepherded by]
- Dan Green - producer, mixed by
- Rik Simpson - producer, mixed by
- Tim Bergling - written-by, co-producer
- Paul Epworth - producer
- Tappin Gofton - design, art direction
- M铆la F眉rstov谩 - artwork
- Chris Owens - engineer
- Jaime Sickora - engineer
- Joe Visciano - engineer
- Matt Wiggins - engineer
- Olga Fitzroy - engineer
- Dave Holmes - management
- Ted Jensen - mastered by
- Mark Stent - mixed by
- Geoff Swan - mixed by [assistant]