Pop-punk

Pop-punk (also punk-pop, alternatively spelled without the hyphen) is a rock music fusion genre that combines elements of punk rock with power pop or pop. It is defined by its fast-paced, energetic tempos, and emphasis on classic pop songcraft, as well as adolescent and anti-suburbia themes. It is distinguished from other punk-variant genres by drawing more heavily from 1960s bands such as the Beatles, the Kinks, and the Beach Boys. The genre has evolved throughout its history, absorbing elements from new wave, college rock, ska, hip hop, emo, boy band pop and even hardcore punk and metalcore. It is sometimes considered interchangeable with power pop and skate punk.

Quotes about pop punk

• When bands like Green Day, The Offspring, NOFX and Rancid helped pop punk explode in 1994/1995, the mainstream called it a “punk revival” because it was the first time that punk had a real mainstream presence since the first-wave ’70s bands. But as many people knew then and even more people know now, the mid ’90s pop punk boom wasn’t a revival of anything; it was the culmination of a sound that had been bubbling on an underground level since the early 1980s.
  • Andrew Sacher of Brooklyn Vegan (July 29, 2020) [1]

• When punk’s first wave started to die down and make way for the more digestible, mainstream-embraced sound of new wave, a new crop of bands took the loud, fast sounds of the Ramones and the Dead Boys in a more extreme direction: hardcore. Once hardcore bands realized they could combine the genre’s speed, intensity, and simplicity with bright, catchy melodies, pop punk was born.
  • Andrew Sacher of Brooklyn Vegan (July 29, 2020) [2]

• Like with any genre of music, there are so many variations of pop punk. Some are closer to its punk rock roots—raw, gritty, screamy, and not necessarily radio-friendly—and some are super polished and sit perfectly on mainstream radio.
  • Reverb.com Richard Blenkinsop (April 26, 2021) [3]

• Pop punk doesn’t always get the recognition it deserves, and it’s often overlooked when talking about gear. We’re at a point in time now where many guitarists in their 20s and 30s were inspired to start playing just as much, if not more, by the bands like blink-182 and Green Day as they were by the likes of Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.
  • Reverb.com Richard Blenkinsop (April 26, 2021) [4]