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[The Voidoid]

Really don't think they'd try sell Coldplay as indie, but it certainly would not be off-brand for them to go with an album like Parachutes and wax poetic about how it showcased their talent before A Rush of Blood broke them through to the mainstream.

 

[duke86fan]

But can we all agree that coldplay is a black metal band

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[Hemotep]

Is that Emo or am I thinking of something else? I feel like they were a big deal for the Hot Topic crowd.

You're thinking of something else. He's a singer/songwriter type. His debut, The Hour of the Bewilderbeast is excellent.

 

[Skalap]

But can we all agree that coldplay is a black metal band

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[Joe Mac]

Confirmed that the band is NOT The Clash. So we're probably lookin at the Ramones.

Curious what the indie rock British band is. Who's ready for some Coldplay??

My memory of Storf was that one of the very few things I agreed with him on was the libertines and their s/t second album is 20 this year.

 

[Joe Mac]

Honestly stoked for whatever Clash or Ramones records they might choose, though I already have clean copies of my fave albums by each. Anybody have any clue what the indie pick might be for July? Read somewhere it's been confirmed a UK band from the early 2000s, with most of the usual suspects mercifully already crossed off the list of possibilities. I also feel like I read somewhere a long while back that the pick would be an album well off the beaten path a la The Lemon of Pink ... which is pretty exciting. Not sure what VMP might slot into that particular category, though.

Simian’s very weird first album before they went all fun and remixing and dance friends with Justice was very very odd.

 

[The Voidoid]

Simian’s very weird first album before they went all fun and remixing and dance friends with Justice was very very odd.

Oh man, I haven't thought about Simian in years. That would be a wild pick for sure.

 

[MikeH]

My memory of Storf was that one of the very few things I agreed with him on was the libertines and their s/t second album is 20 this year.

think that got ruled out but not 100% sure.

 

[Joe Mac]

think that got ruled out but not 100% sure.

The Coral? They’re fun indie pop to me but I could imagine VMP thinking they’re really out there!

 

[Rowan]

I was holding out hope they’d do something wild like get HMS Fable but somehow that album is 25 years old now!

 

[TrainFan73]

The Coral? They’re fun indie pop to me but I could imagine VMP thinking they’re really out there!

They wouldn’t be wrong.

 

[Joe Mac]

They wouldn’t be wrong.

Oh man you’re reaction to that album is still one of the funniest, yet most ridiculous, things I’ve seen on this site!

 

[The Voidoid]

Was inspired to re-visit Simian's We Are Your Friends, and would be totally on board with this one if it were the VMP Rock indie pick. It also sort of feels like it fits well in VMP's "left of center" wheelhouse - even if it's a dramatically different vibe than the aforementioned Lemon of Pink.

 

[MikeH]

Was inspired to re-visit Simian's We Are Your Friends, and would be totally on board with this one if it were the VMP Rock indie pick. It also sort of feels like it fits well in VMP's "left of center" wheelhouse - even if it's a dramatically different vibe than the aforementioned Lemon of Pink.

I gave it a stream too and it's great. Don't think it'll be that one though.

 

[Joe Mac]

I gave it a stream too and it's great. Don't think it'll be that one though.

If it’s a strange one I’d say it’s more likely their debut, which is seriously odd. The second one you’re all streaming is a good bit more pop.

 

[Mather]

It's going to be U2 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.

 

[yukbon]

They were indie at some point, before they turned pop.

yup

don't care what anyone says, "yellow" was obscure indie shit in the vein of a more romantic REM when it came out. it wasn't until rush of blood and all that other stuff that they became pop stars

it was like a year before yellow even started charting in the US

 

[Joe Mac]

It's going to be U2 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.

Well that does compute with the average American’s understanding of Britain.

 

[Joe Mac]

yup

don't care what anyone says, "yellow" was obscure indie shit in the vein of a more romantic REM when it came out. it wasn't until rush of blood and all that other stuff that they became pop stars

Coldplay were always about as indie as a Wall Street hedge fund.

 

[Mather]

yup

don't care what anyone says, "yellow" was obscure indie shit in the vein of a more romantic REM when it came out. it wasn't until rush of blood and all that other stuff that they became pop stars

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Parachutes is a great album. The yellow pressing of it is fantastic as well.