Amoeba Music

By Marcus Kagler

Timing-wise, Coldplay came along at just the exact right moment in the classic pop canon, and went on to become one of the biggest bands of the aughts. In 2000, just as Radiohead was dealing with a crossroads of self-expression and art versus pop and mainstream sensibility (ultimately opting for the former when it released Kid A), the pensive Brit-pop band Coldplay burst onto the scene with the easily-accessible breakthrough hit single, “Yellow.” As a result, the introspective album that spawned it, Parachutes, went platinum multiple times. Parachutes would be topped by subsequent releases, and the band’s popularity would grow to epic proportions worldwide over the next decade.... Read More

Genre:

Rock, Alternative/Indie

City Of Origin:

London, England

Formed Date:

1998