James Blake has stood up for fellow Brits Coldplay, calling for the “bashing” of the band to come to an end because “it’s not cool anymore.”

Blake shared his opinion during a recent episode of the BBC Sounds podcast Sidetracked with Annie and Nick, when he was asked to weigh in on a recent social media post from Chrissie Hynde, in which she shared what she thought was “cool” versus “uncool.”

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Host Nick Grimshaw kicked off the conversation by asking Blake whether he thought bands in general were “cool” again. After Annie Macmanus chimed in to say that it was hard to be a cool “successful touring band,” the topic turned to how Coldplay was recently described as “public school Nickelback” by Brit Awards host Jack Whitehall.

In response, Blake said: “Coldplay bashing has got to stop. It’s not cool anymore! It’s not...