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Why Is It Cool to Hate Coldplay? A First Listen for New Album ‘Ghost Stories’

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Hearing Coldplay premiere its new album Ghost Stories before a small group in L.A. (where you could have sensed Chris Martin’s and Gwyneth Paltrow’s impending divorce) makes it clear that hating the band says more about you than them. 

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Circle May 19 on your calendar. That’s the day British megaband Coldplay will officially return from wherever it hibernates when it isn’t promoting an album and begin, yet again, to promote an album.

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