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rock". The band's music has been called "meditative" and "blue romantic"; it "[reflects] on
their emotions" and Martin "endlessly examine[s] his feelings". Martin's lyrical wordplay has
been called feminist, similar to Andrew Montgomery of Geneva. They have described their
music as "very heavy soft rock" on their Myspace page.
The tone of the band's first studio album, Parachutes, was described as melodic pop with
"distorted guitar riffs and swishing percussion". It was also described as being "exquisitely
dark and artistically abrasive". In a review for A Rush of Blood to the Head, the songs were
considered to contain "lush melodies and a heartbreak" and that they had a "newfound
confidence." The music on X&Y has been considered to be "ruminations on Martin's doubts,
fears, hopes,and loves." Coldplay acknowledge the Scottish alternative rock band, Travis, as a
major influence on their earlier material.[
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