Mylo Xyloto is the fifth studio album by British alternative rock band Coldplay. The album was released worldwide on 24 October 2011 by EMI. It was preceded by the lead single, "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall", on 3 June 2011. "Paradise" was released as the second single three months later in September. The album became their fifth #1 debut on the U.K. Album charts selling 208,000 units in the first week. In addition, their four previous albums re-emerged on the charts. The album became the group's third to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 447,000 units in the first week.

Mylo Xyloto is a concept album. According to Chris Martin, the album is "based on a love story with a happy ending", in which two protagonists: Mylo and Xyloto, who are living in an oppressive, dystopian urban environment, meet one another through a gang called "The Lost Boys", and fall in love. Lyrically, the album is inspired by "old school American graffiti" and "the White Rose Movement." Martin also said that the album was influenced by HBO TV series The Wire. Coldplay have stated on several occasions that they want their next studio album to be "more acoustic" and "more intimate" than its predecessor, 2008's Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends.

Mylo Xyloto has received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. According to Metacritic, the album has received an average review score of 61/100, based on 31 reviews, indicating "Generally favourable reviews". The Daily Telegraph's Neil McCormick wrote that "it is irresistible, none the less. With co-producer Brian Eno on synthesizers and co-writing duties, the mood is adventurous and the sound is luxuriously colourful, Martin’s hook-laden piano lines are overlaid with sparkling guitar motifs and driven along by simple, direct beats. Melodies course through everything, constantly shifting and reshaping". Rolling Stone gave the album a positive review stating, "this time Coldplay have integrated the "Enoxification" (as they call it) into their own down-the-middle core: Check out the cascading choral vocals that augment Martin's soaring refrain on "Paradise." Prominent elements prop up the sonic cathedrals: Jonny Buckland's guitar, which is riffier and more muscular than ever, and Euro-house synths that wouldn't sound out of place at a nightclub in Ibiza." Allmusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave a positive review, awarding it with three-and-a-half stars out of five and writing, "Mylo Xyloto has a leg up other Coldplay records for this simple reason: they're no longer attempting to mimic U2's portentous piety. They've embraced their schoolboy selves and are simply singing songs of love and good cheer, albeit on a grand scale that somehow seems smaller due to the group's insuppressible niceness." BBC praised the album for being "A triumphant fifth LP which reveals familiar strengths in all the right places". The album has also appeared on the top 10 of several iTunes charts, such as Canada, the US, the UK and Australia, well ahead of its release date.

Genre: Alternative Rock

1. "Mylo Xyloto"
2. "Hurts Like Heaven"
3. "Paradise"
4. "Charlie Brown"
5. "Us Against the World"
6. "M.M.I.X."
7. "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
8. "Major Minus"
9. "U.F.O."
10. "Princess of China" (featuring Rihanna)
11. "Up in Flames"
12. "A Hopeful Transmission"
13. "Don't Let It Break Your Heart"
14. "Up with the Birds"

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