Sorry to bring you such depressing news, especially on a Friday, but we are forced to report that Chris Martin has told Xfm that Coldplay are already working on material for their next album, despite the fact that they have been very busy touring the US.
Martin said: "We're always working on new material. We've got no laurels to rest on, man. We're still looking for our laurels in my opinion. We've everything to prove and we've finished phase one of Coldplay and now we're going to enter phase two, which could be the Abba phase it could be the transvestite phase, who knows, but it'll definitely be good. It's not a reaction against anything as much as an evolvement. But the new record's gonna blow your socks off. Or tights, depending on what you're wearing."
Well, at least they're planning to move in a new direction. Whether that direction is towards 'even more middle of the road' or 'even more mind numbingly whiny' remains to be seen.