Coldplay Name Eight Songs For New Album

Coldplay have revealed the titles of eight songs in contention to appear on their fourth album sometime next year.

"We're still a few months from finishing but already the arguments about tracklisting have begun," the band posted on their website last week. "The plan has always been to make a short record. No more than 42 minutes."

The group estimate that the new disc will include nine songs, and named these eight: "Lost!," "Cemeteries Of London," "Violet Hill," "Poppy Fields," "42," "Yes!," "Leftrightleftrightleft" and "Rainy Day."

"To use a tired analogy, it's like picking a football team," the post continued. "It's not simply about individual talents but overall cohesion and combined effectiveness.

"The bigger picture. An album that you can listen to from start to finish. The danger of this is that great songs may get left off the album because they don't 'fit.'"

Coldplay have been recording the still-untitled album in Barcelona, Spain, which makes sense considering that they've previously said that the new songs are influenced by "the sights, sounds and flavors of Latin America and Spain."

Coldplay singer Chris Martin contributed to Kanye West's Graduation album, which arrives in stores on Tuesday via Def Jam.