Coldplay tell us about the end of the band and final albums: “It’ll all make sense in the end”

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Coldplay’s Chris Martin has spoken to NME in his only written interview for upcoming album ‘Moon Music’, and revealed that the band are coming to the end of their time writing new material.Set to arrive this Friday (October 4), ‘Moon Music’ marks the 10th album from Coldplay and the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Music Of The Spheres’.

Now, in an exclusive interview with NME, the frontman opened up about how the end of the band is fast approaching, and explained what fans can expect next.“Right now, and since about 2008, if something lands in me as a song or as a good idea and it feels authentic, we’ll do it.

It doesn’t matter what anybody else thinks,” he said, explaining where the band are at now. He also described the upcoming record as being “the story of waking up in the morning and feeling terrible about yourself,” before “a journey to feeling the complete opposite at the end of the day.”Speaking to NME back in 2021, Martin revealed that Coldplay were looking to release their final album in 2025.

He would later elaborate on his comments, and reveal his plan for the band’s catalogue to end after 12 albums.Opening up to NME about whether the plan is still on the cards, the frontman confirmed that the members still want to end at 12 records, although the 2025 deadline is going to be extended.“It is 12 albums for sure, but we’re going to be a bit later than that,” he explained, going on to discuss what might come after ‘Moon Music’. “There’s one more thing, which is a musical. [That’s] album number 11, but that might have to come out after album 12 because of how long musicals take to animate.“Our last single is on this album, and that’s called ‘All My Love’.