Like neo-Brit popsters Radiohead and Travis, Coldplay create sparse, emotional soundscapes that drip with melancholy and hit you squarely in the gut. The London-based quartet can comfortably go from rousing stadium anthems to slow-burning charmers -- and will quite happily take you along for the rollercoaster ride. Marked by Chris Martin's falsetto-happy vocals, Coldplay's songs employ stop/start dynamics that allow serene verses to build to a crescendo, at which point they explode ...  [+]