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So far, Chris Martin’s boys have only announced their sixth album, Ghost Stories, which will arrive next month with a markedly different sound.

But their record label is expecting a more commercial companion album to follow next year.

A label insider told me: “Ghost Stories is sort of a low key release for Coldplay, if that’s possible.

“It’s their chance to try out some different ideas on a smaller scale before coming back next year with a more traditional record.”

In fact, Ghost Stories and its mysterious follow-up have been likened to how Radiohead and U2 experimented with two-pronged releases midway through their careers.

My source continued: “U2 did it with Achtung Baby and Zooropa.

“And it’s no secret Coldplay have always admired Radiohead.

“They did a similar thing with their experimental Kid A album in 2000, returning a year later with sister release Amnesiac.

"It’s that kind of idea.” Frontman Chris, 37, has thrown himself into music since splitting from wife Gwyneth Paltrow, 41.

But Coldplay are not expected to embark on a major tour until 2015.

My man seasoning Chris’s falafels revealed: “There probably won’t be a huge amount of activity from the band this year, just smaller dates.

“Next year is when fans can look forward to some much bigger Coldplay tour dates.”

It is a wise deflective move for the band since Chris’s private life has made headlines across the world.

It will give fans the time to digest their new sound and look forward to an even larger catalogue of different work in 2015.

For now, Ghost Stories drops on May 19 and an exhibition of album artwork by Mila Fürstov will go on show around the same time.