Coldplay add Hispanic touch
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British rock group Coldplay has revealed its new album will have an "Hispanic" theme.
A handwritten message on the band's website says recording sessions in Spain, and a tour of Latin America ealier this year, have influenced the new album's sound.
"The sights, sounds and flavors of Latin America and Spain have definitely been infused into this album. The band visited Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Mexico earlier this year. Chris [Martin] then came up with the idea of recording in Spain," the post reads. "The music and lyrics have begun to reflect the strengthening Hispanic theme. No maracas or castanets, but a vibrancy and colorfulness that owes much to the atmospheres of Buenos Aires [Argentina] and Barcelona. The effect is subtle but important."[Source]