Coldplay romps through a sonic wonderland. It can sometimes feel like the album is about to veer into Music for Planetariums, especially the six-minute, mostly instrumental "Alien

On their 10th studio album, “Moon Music,” Coldplay continues to explore ways to stay relevant — for better or worse — but there are still moments of the old magic.

If Coldplay had a mission statement for Moon Music, their 10th album, it would be to bring people together. While not as soft-spoken as their first entry in the Music of the Spheres series, From Earth with Love, Moon Music takes the best of both worlds.