Los Unidades is the hottest new band in the world right now – but it turns out they’re not new at all. It’s just the name members of Coldplay used to drop their latest single E-Lo, featuring Pharrell Williams.
This side project caught everyone’s eye after the band’s record label Parlophone tweeted about signing a new bend called Los Unidades, accompanied with a blurry image of four people. Fans did some digging and quickly discovered the members of this mystery band are none others than Chris Martin, Jon Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion.
It’s unclear why they felt all of this is necessary, but we’re guessing they’re trying to create some buzz for a good cause. Songs recorded under the new name Los Unidades will be featured on the Global Citizen EP 1, which is tied in with Global Citizen Festival Mandela 100 taking place in December.
All proceeds will go towards efforts to end global poverty and the list of performers also includes Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Ed Sheeran. Chris Martin was the one who curated the festival, alongside band’s manager Dave Holmes.
“It was a real honor to help further the Global Citizen movement by putting together this release alongside Chris and Parlophone. We’ve ended up with so many incredible performers, and we’re all extremely proud of the finished EP. May it be the first of many,” said Holmes about the upcoming event.
