A lush, experimental companion to Viva la Vida. Shimmering dulcimers, baroque strings, and Brian Eno's atmospheric touch create a vivid, impressionistic world.
It's the secret, more experimental side of their best era, full of strings and strange textures.
A wistful and ornate collection that feels like a series of vivid, impressionistic memories.
Prospekt’s March is an eight-track EP released shortly after the band's fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. Produced largely by Brian Eno and Markus Dravs, it serves as a collection of material that was either too experimental or tonally distinct for the primary LP. The record is notable for its inclusion of 'Life in Technicolor ii', which adds vocals to the previously instrumental intro, and 'Lost+', a collaboration with Jay-Z that signaled the band's growing interest in genre-blending. Sonically, the EP leans heavily into baroque pop and art rock, utilizing unconventional instrumentation like the santur and complex string arrangements. It captures the band in a transitional phase, moving away from the piano-balladry of their early years toward a more textured, global sound. Critics often view it as a high-water mark for the band's creative depth, showcasing a willingness to embrace atmospheric interludes and darker, more contemplative themes.
Put this on for
raindrops racing down the window glassfaded polaroids spread across a wooden floorthat quiet walk home after the party endedheadlights cutting through a foggy mountain passink drying on a postcard to someone far awayfirst light hitting the attic dust motesleaning against a cold brick wall at dusk
Moments worth waiting for
The transition from the acoustic intimacy of Prospekt’s March into the ambient haze of Poppyfields.
The sudden burst of rhythmic energy and hammered dulcimer that opens Life in Technicolor ii.
The unexpected hip-hop crossover of Jay-Z's verse appearing over the jagged guitar riffs of Lost+.
Sounds like
2008s production with a 2000s soul
Sits beside
The King of Limbs - Radiohead, Yellow House - Grizzly Bear, Lonerism - Tame Impala, Boxer - The National
Lyrical territory
travel_journey, self_examination, nostalgia
03Deviation
Prospekt’s March EP · vs · Coldplay
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Production · ↓ −11% less than usual
On this album, layered_dense sits about 11% less prominent than across the rest of the artist's catalogue.
