One of the goals for the album was to write tracks with greater use of experimenting with acoustic instruments, manipulation, and electronics by having or not having to revisit the style from Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. With Chris Martin deciding to not release a solo album, it was rumoured the fifth album would be their last, but Martin later denied this via another interview. He also said:

We spend an awful lot of time creating, Maybe it's because we're about to turn 33, but I just feel hungry to write all the time. I think at the end of this tour, we may not tour for a while. We may put out a record without quite so much fanfare. I think the next one will be quite stripped-down and based upon this story idea which I can't talk about because it might be bad.

För hur säkert låter det där alla gånger?

Lite najs, Erik Hassle har spelat in en "mini" skiva tillsammans med jocke berg och martin sköld från Kent så det blir intressant att se den 23mars då skivan släpps. Men låten man kunde tjuvlyssna på var det bara Erik Hassle som sjöng så jag kan tänka mig att det kanske är så.
Sex nya sånger som skrivits, spelats in och producerats av de tre tillsammans.