If anyones looking for some new (well new to you) music that might fall somewhere in between the pop-rock of coldplay and the proggy weirdness of Radiohead you should check out the album "strange and beautiful" by Aqualung. It's a fairly melancholy light pop/alternative record that moves between some upbeat and slow songs, not rock and angsty enough to compare with some of radioheads earlier stuff, not weird or dark enough to be their latest works, but not quite as "anthemy" or "polished" as coldplay's most recent attempts. The guy has a really light and airy voice and is accompanied mostly by piano and drums, with guitars filling in the background and occasionally bringing in some surprisingly appropriate power. Strange and Beautiful was his first release in the US back in 2005 and is made up of some of the best parts of his first two euro albums. Check out the stuff on Youtube and here is the title track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRh-sUbBHZs
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