Coldplay are currently mixing their fourth, as-yet-untitled studio record, which their manager has described as the band's "best album".
Billboard.com reports that Coldplay began work on the album in November 2006 and have been collaborating with producers Brian Eno and Markus Dravs.
They plan to release the album in the early summer through longtime label EMI.
Speaking to Billboard.com about the album, the band's manager, Dave Holmes, said: "We're just about finished. They're in the final mixing. They'll start mastering, and away we go."
"They've really delivered. It's a fantastic record. They've really put the work in," he said.
Holmes said the album "definitely takes them in some different directions".
"I'm not a music critic, but it's certainly a progression, with some really great songwriting," he said.
