Mylo Xyloto is a concept album. According to Chris Martin, the album is “based on a love story with a happy ending”, in which two protagonists: Mylo and Xyloto, who are living in an oppressive, dystopian urban environment, meet one another through a gang called “The Lost Boys”, and fall in love. Lyrically, the album is inspired by “old school American graffiti” and “the White Rose Movement.” Martin also said that the album was influenced by HBO TV series The Wire.[7] Coldplay have stated on several occasions that they want their next studio album to be “more acoustic” and “more intimate” than its predecessor, 2008’s Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends.