The real answer was much more boring. Apparently, it was some weird play on Mylo, a name that lead singer Chris Martin apparently liked, and Xyloto, a portmanteau based on the words xylophone and toe.

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When Coldplay (a band that everybody hates on the Internet except for me) announced that its 2011 album would be titled Mylo Xyloto, the music world had a bunch of questions. Such as: What the heck is ...

When Coldplay (a band that everybody hates on the Internet except for me) announced that its 2011 album would be titled Mylo Xyloto, the music world had a bunch of questions. Such as: What the heck is ...

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