COLDPLAY - COLDPLAY TO RELEASE SURPRISE 2009 ALBUM?

COLDPLAY will release a follow-up to their recent album VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS as early as next year (09), according to reports.
The rockers, fronted by Chris Martin, apparently recorded enough tracks with producer Brian Eno to form the basis of a new LP.
A source tells Britain's The Sun newspaper, "The Viva La Vida sessions were incredibly fruitful. They gelled brilliantly with Brian and recorded much more music than they could fit on one album.
"The majority of the follow-up is already in the can, though they will have to go back into the studio at some point to add a few more songs."
And that means the band will have recorded album number five, meaning their contract with record label EMI will be nearing an end.
The source adds, "Standard industry contracts tend to be for six albums, so if they provide some kind of compilation after their next album they will be free agents and able to renegotiate their contract or head out on their own."