Brand new California band Loose Ends have honed a power pop-punk sound that they refer to as "grown-ass pop-punk."
New Band of the Week: Basement League
East London-based Basement League have built on a pop-punk and emo foundation with heavy guitar influences and catchy, harmonic dual vocals.
Introducing: Don’t Panic
he Poconos region in Pennsylvania is better known for heart-shaped tubs at honeymoon resorts, relaxing vacations and skiing than producing raucous punk bands. But pop-punk quartet Don't Panic are addressing the balance with a catchy power pop punk sound.
Introducing: Ink Bomb and No Breakfast Goodbye
Tuck into a feast of Dutch punk rock as we introduce you to not one but two new bands. That's because Nijmegen punk bands Ink Bomb and No Breakfast Goodbye are taking the unusual step of releasing a split EP, so we thought we'd write a split article.
Introducing: Latewaves
New Jersey trio latewaves have honed a somewhat schizophrenic but highly engaging sound that fuses late 90s rock and pop-punk, 2000s emo, hair metal choruses and modern songwriting, which they describe as "fun, energetic and introspective."
Introducing: Sixty Lumens
Chicago's Sixty Lumens fuse anthemic rock and elements of pop punk and metal with splashes of synth in an intoxicating sound that they describe as "theatrical, engaging and catchy."
Introducing: Octopus Montage
Having started out as a Halloween joke covering a Simple Plan song that developed into a bunch of friends playing other covers, Blackpool's Octopus Montage have come a long way.
New Band of the Week: Defeatist
It's often easy to pigeonhole bands into specific genres but Cardiff's Defeatist are example of why we should keep an open mind.
Introducing: Medway
Bath quartet Medway have honed a powerful, emotional and engaging sound that floats between pop-punk, rock and emo.
Introducing: Crown The King
Irish quintet Crown The King were raised on early 2000s pop-punk, and bring all the energy of that classic time period into their own brand of engaging punk rock sound.