Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends - Coldplay (A+)

There are a lot of people who are not going to like this album but all I can hear is magic. Yes, as my pastor pointed out, there are not a bunch of “I can sing this with all my friends” songs. That is irrelevant. You will hear these songs everywhere. TV, commercials, movies, you name it. And you will not even realize how emotionally connected you are to whatever these songs are enhancing. I could go on and on about every track. Seriously, it is that good. Now, I don’t want to over hype it (though I’ve probably already done that) but in just the few minutes I’ve spent listening to it I can feel the musical gears in my head grinding away as I remember how moved and inspired I was listening to X&Y and thought there was no way they could top it. Go get it right now.