Coldplay drops surprise new video

Coldplay surprised fans by unveiling a new single and video yesterday (25 February).

After teasing their Twitter followers with a hint that there was "something new" on the horizon, the British rockers dropped the video for the new track Midnight on their VEVO channel. 

The video – directed by Mary Wigmore – shows frontman Chris Martin and band mates Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion walking through a woodland, as the scene flashes different colours and a fox moves among the grass.

The track – described as "atmospheric" – swaps the band’s usual guitar and piano sound for synthesisers and inspiration drawn from electronic music.

The band are believed to be working hard on their sixth studio album, the follow-up to 2011’s Mylo Xyloto in 2011, which sold over eight million copies worldwide.

Martin (36) previously revealed that they had started initial work on the record back in 2012, adding that he was "fired up about the band’s future".

Watch the music video below and tell us what you think – love it or hate it?