Dirty Pretty Things Make Remarkable U-Turn After Coldplay Criticism

Ten days after Dirty Pretty Things frontman Carl Barat criticised the decision by Coldplay to release their new single for free online, they've followed suit by making 'Hippy Son', a song from their forthcoming second album, 'Romance At Short Notice', available to download free.

Barat [pictured] was quoted as saying, "You could say they (Coldplay) were jumping on the bandwagon a bit. You can't escape the fact that big name, big money bands who release their stuff for free are harming the scene. The industry is struggling financially and this is like missile after missile. How do new bands compete?"

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