Parachutes

the take

There’s a universe wherein Shiver is more popular than Yellow. That song is the perfect intro to the album and it’s not even the intro, which is a shame. Don’t Panic is a great song, but it lacks a certain power for an introduction and isn’t light enough to be a proper prelude. It’s interesting. What follows is one of the 2000s finest debuts. The songwriting is earnest, the music is strong, and it has a perfect ending, perhaps the finest in Coldplay’s catalogue. Fav Track Shiver