Coldplay – Parachutes (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 2008

Parachutes is an LP by Coldplay from 2008 released on the Capitol Records label.

About this album

Parachutes is the breakthrough debut that introduced Coldplay’s gift for melodic, emotionally direct alternative rock. Released in 2000, the album paired Chris Martin’s plaintive vocals and piano-led songwriting with restrained guitar textures and a softer pop sensibility, setting the template for the band’s early sound. Produced by the band with Ken Nelson, it found international traction through songs like Yellow, Trouble and Shiver, helping propel Coldplay from rising British hopefuls to one of the defining mainstream rock acts of the 2000s. Its quiet confidence and huge commercial impact made it a modern landmark.