"Aliens," released late Thursday alongside an animated video, is the latest single from Coldplay's upcoming EP "Kaleidoscope." Ostensibly about extraterrestrials, the song alludes metaphorically to the migrant crisis with frontman Chris Martin singing, "Just an alien / We just want to get home again." The song is set to a somber electronic drum-beat and driven, like many Coldplay songs, by the clean, ringing guitar sound of Jonny Buckland. Coldplay said the band co-wrote the song with Brian Eno, the godfather of ambient music known for his work with David Bowie. Coldplay has long championed humanitarian causes and released the song just after playing the latest Global Citizen concert in Germany, which aimed to press the Group of 20 major economies to commit to development.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 07, 2017 04:52 UTC