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Originally Posted by Crowquill
Lots of popular "indie" labels are affiliated with the big 4 in some way, Sub Pop, Saddle Creek, etc
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Sure, and in the case of say Sub Pop, being like half-owned or whatever by Warner I'd dispute that it qualifies as an indie label at all. Still, they're regarded as "indie" labels by many people affiliated with the scene and hence it's understandable why bands under them might be classified as such - even if technically it doesn't really make sense.
Parlophone however is not an indie label by anybody's definition at all, and never has been in modern popular music history. And as such there doesn't appear to be any reason why anyone would conceive of grouping Athlete under indie.