Coldplay

England has a way of coming up with unique bands... In 1998, with Radiohead’s OK Computer still fresh in the stores, Coldplay was born, and two years later the release of the incredibly deep debut album Parachutes made the world take notice. Chris Martin’s songwriting is among the finest, and the textures made by Johnny Buckland’s guitar evoque Pink Floyd, Roxy Music and U2. As pop music goes, it doesn’t get better than that.