Comparing Coldplay to Indonesian rock bands which have similar music style as Coldplay

Ahead of Coldplay's upcoming album release on October 2021, we look at the Indonesian rock bands which their music style being compared to Coldplay; in this article we talk about Padi and Nidji.

1. Padi

Padi is a Indonesian rock band formed in 1997 in Surabaya. Similar to Coldplay who had early names like Starfish, Padi had also early name Soda. The band consists of Fadly (vocals), Piyu (guitars), Yoyo (drums) and Rindra (bass) .

Fadly (pictured in 2009) has became lead vocal for band Padi since 1997. His singing voices often compared to Coldplay's Chris Martin.

Padi released their debut album in 2000 with "Mahadewi" as one of the chart-hitters. Their next album Sesuatu Yang Tertunda (2001) is also their hit album, with their lead single "Sesuatu Yang Indah"

Padi's third album Save My Soul is not only hit in Indonesia, but also popular in other Asian countries, including Malaysia and Singapore. Released in 2003 (during Coldplay's A Rush Of Blood To The Head era), the album garnered big success. The album had won four award from the 2003 Anugerah Music Indonesia (AMI) awards including Best Song and Best Music Video for the song "Hitam", Best Producer Album and Best Album for its album Save My Soul. They are also won two award from the 2004 Anugerah Planet Muzik which is an annual award given to the most popular artists from Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia.

Padi changed their name into Musik Kimia from 2011 until 2018 before returning to its original name in 2019. 

2. Nidji

Nidji formed in 2004 and released their debut album in 2005 with "Biarlah" as their lead single. The band consist of Giring as lead vocal also released an English album in 2007.

Sources

- Padi (band) on Wikipedia