The new Coldplay album focuses on the themes of addiction and OCD, Chris Martin has revealed.

The singer told the BBC that the album would delve into the band’s own experiences in the music business, focusing on “love, addiction, OCD, escape and working for someone you don't like”. He added that the album would be a “thinly veiled account of what happens within the group.”

Although Martin had initially announced the follow-up to U2) and Arcade Fire).

The as-yet-untitled album is due later this year.