Coldplay have announced via their official website that their next, fourth full-length studio album will contain nine songs and will be less than 42 minutes long. Some of the tunes that are going to appear on the CD include "Lost", "Cemeteries of London", "Violet Hill", "Leftrightleftrightleft", "Poppy Fields", "42", "Yes!" and "Rainy Day". A title and release date have yet to be unveiled.

According to the band, we should "expect a short, concise record with no fat and at least two top-division songs released independently. We're still a few months from finishing, but already the arguments about tracklisting have begun."

The album is said to be inspired by trips to Latin America and Spain.