Just Watching the Miles Flying By

Today, Coldplay released what appears to be the first single from their upcoming album, which has the creative (and long-winded) title of Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends.

The song is called "Violet Hill", and it features Chris Martin singing in a lower range than usual along with much more pronounced guitar work from Johnny Buckland.

You can listen to it here.

Any thoughts on the song? Love it? Hate it? Are you completely and utterly apathetic about it?

Also, if the image posted on the website promoting the use of the single is the actual album cover, Coldplay has made an interesting choice in artwork. I love the French Revolution as much as the next guy, well, maybe not as much as Victor Hugo, but guys, you're British, is it too much to put up a nice image of your own revolution/civil war?

For instance, Oliver Cromwell.
You could have chosen Oliver, Coldplay, but no, you picked the scantily clad French woman.

Typical, boys.

Typical.