Coldplay to Release ‘Moon Music’ Album With ‘New Sustainability Standards’

Coldplay have announced the arrival of their 10th studio album, Moon Music . The follow-up to 2021’s Music of the Spheres will be released on Oct. 4.

The Max Martin-produced Moon Music will be available in a variety of formats that meet “new sustainability standards.” The group has had a longtime focus on sustainability, having so far produced 59 percent less CO2 emissions on their current tour compared with their previous stadium tour, according to a press release. Coldplay continue their sustainability efforts with their upcoming album’s four physical release versions — standard EcoCD, standard numbered EcoRecord rPET LP, Notebook Edition EcoCD, and Notebook Edition Numbered EcoRecord rPET LP+ EcoCD.

Each of the first editions released will be individually numbered, and there will also be a limited number of hand-signed editions available. The 140g EcoRecord rPET LP version will be the first ever made of its kind. Each copy will be fashioned from nine recycled PET-plastic bottles taken from post-consumer waste.

Compared to traditional 140g vinyl, this approach will prevent the use of 25 metric tonnes of virgin plastic, while also reducing 85 percent of CO2 emissions during the manufacturing process. An additional format comes by way of a collaboration between Coldplay and the Ocean Cleanup. The Notebook Edition EcoRecord rPET LP will comprise 70 percent river plastic intercepted by the organization from the Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala.

Both the Notebook edition rPET .