Dammit. You basically said what I said by quoting wiki

I think Muse are still a wee bit Indie, because they control the music they make, and because they are popular their label has to bow down to their pressure. But I think they have been affected by trying to be popular on the last 2 or 3 albums, eg. KoC was originally 15 minutes, but they shortened it so it would be more popular.