Coldplay is disgustingly good.

Part of me wants to hate Coldplay. Part of me wants to reject them due to their major super-stardom. Part of me wants to say that nothing that big could be good.

But they are simply too good to dismiss. I just picked up X&Y, and all I can say right now after a first listen is this: it is very very very good...you should go out and buy it.

Punk rock they ain't. Edgy? No. Avante-garde? Heck no. They appeal to just about anybody who listens to them. Incredibly accessible. And while some bands are like that (think "generally anything top-40"), Coldplay does this while also being quite good. Quite, quite good. I mean, damn, they're good.

Go out and buy X&Y.