actually, it's Oasis, who constantly compare themselves to The Beatles (in the sense that they are both British bands, this has some truth to it ;-) ). Coldplay are the ones who took Radiohead's sound (before they went hyper-esoteric) and made it pop-pier.

*Note: all opinions & snark are strictly IMHO

** French prof note: Having taught French, I have sympathy for the making-verbal-mistakes-while-teaching; however, I did strive to avoid the ones that concerned the grammar being taught.