COLDPLAY To Release a VIVA LA VIDA Follow Up

UPDATE 9/1/08- As previously reported, COLDPLAY were rumoured to have additional tunes from their recording sessions for their recent hit album 'Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends', including a song called 'Luna' that featured Kylie Minogue, and were planning a quick release. Now we know, the new EP, tentatively scheduled to be released in December, will be called 'Prospects March'. Chris Martin and band are also planning on putting out a new album in December 2009. To the BBC 6music channel the singer said: "We're going to put an EP out at Christmas called 'Prospects March' and we're going to release an album next December to end the decade." He added that the EP was already recorded, but they haven't yet started work on putting the new album together -----

     MUSIC NEWS - COLDPLAY is rumored to be considering a new cd release as a follow-up to their recent worldwide hit album VIVA LA VIDA as soon as next year (2009).  The Brit rockers, led by Chris Martin, had recorded enough tracks with producer Brian Eno (who recently wrapped up a new Eno/David Byrne cd) to form the basis of a new album.   A source at their label, EMI,  told Britain’s The Sun newspaper, "The Viva La Vida sessions were incredibly fruitful. They gelled brilliantly with Brian and recorded much more music than they could fit on one album.  "The majority of the follow-up is already in the can, though they will have to go back into the studio at some point to add a few more songs." And that means the band will have recorded album number five, meaning their contract with record label EMI will be nearing an end. The source added, "Standard industry contracts tend to be for six albums, so if they provide some kind of compilation after their next album they will be free agents and able to renegotiate their contract or head out on their own."  Coldplay's Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland appeared recently on the Canadian TV program, eTalk and mentioned that the band had finished working on some songs that will be released sometime in March 2009.   Whatever their reason, we look forward to more COLDPLAY music ASAP ! And we want to know- did you catch COLDPLAY on tour, and what do you think about VIVA LA VIDA?  Comment below....