Good Pop-Punk

[Indoor Living]

Bands like The Dangerous Summer and Valencia remind me that pop-punk can still be done right. Does anyone have any recs for other pop punk bands that are actually good?

[The Summer Ends]

A Loss For Words (http://www.myspace.com/alossforwords)
The Wonder Years (http://www.myspace.com/thewonderyearspa)

[allroysez]

Descendents! they are the best imo, modern bands (of that genre) owe them everything.

[Painted Red]

The Appearance - Lost in Aurora

Ihe album is almost 2 years old, but it's a great album...completely under the radar

http://www.myspace.com/theappearance

[tallicadude37]

I don't know if these guys qualify as "pop punk" or not, but you should all check out a band called Single File. Their hooks are ridiculous. Check out their song called "Girlfriends" and try not to get that thing stuck in your head!

[Takk...Ros]

I second the Wonder Years and The Descendents. Also like to add You, Me, And Everyone We Know. More pop than punk, but catchy as hell with solid lyrics. Plus you can download their ep for free on their myspace.

[contend in vain]

house of heroes

[Volo]

As much shit as I give them, Fall Out Boy damn sure know how to write a good pop punk song.

[1mastalker]

Living Well Is The Best Revenge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Well_Is_the_Best_Revenge)

Take This To Your Grave (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_this_to_your_grave)

This Time Next Year (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Time_Next_Year)

^You can never go wrong with classics^

All Or Nothing (http://myspace.com/allornothing)

Down For The Count (http://myspace.com/down4thecount)

A Loss For Words (http://myspace.com/alossforwords)

Such Gold (http://myspace.com/suchgold)

Take Notice (http://myspace.com/takenoticemi)

This Time Next Year (http://myspace.com/thistimenextyear)

[Indoor Living]

I second the Wonder Years and The Descendents. Also like to add You, Me, And Everyone We Know. More pop than punk, but catchy as hell with solid lyrics. Plus you can download their ep for free on their myspace.
Oh god. You, Me, and Everyone We Know are one of my faves. I love those guys. Such a shame they're unsigned.

[ThisIsNotDan]

on the more punky side, obviously the Descendents, also Teenage Bottlerockets, Shook Ones, Broadway Calls, Set Your Goals and The Ergs are pretty good choices, and for newer poppier stuff, A Loss For Words and This Time Next Year are good too. also check out the new Fireworks album. it finally clicked and is turning out to be a great summer album. good mixture of NFG and Valencia. good stuff

[Takk...Ros]

Oh god. You, Me, and Everyone We Know are one of my faves. I love those guys. Such a shame they're unsigned.
Yeah I love them too. I want to see them live really badly. And they should definetly be signed, but I also get the feeling they don't really care.

[Sventhegreat]

Aww Valencia. Wonderful band.

[blebbio]

on the more punky side, obviously the Descendents, also Teenage Bottlerockets, Shook Ones, Broadway Calls, Set Your Goals and The Ergs are pretty good choices, and for newer poppier stuff, A Loss For Words and This Time Next Year are good too. also check out the new Fireworks album. it finally clicked and is turning out to be a great summer album. good mixture of NFG and Valencia. good stuff
All of these.

Also check out
Transit (http://www.myspace.com/transitma)
Title Fight (http://www.myspace.com/titlefight)
and a very small band Best Intentions

[ThisIsNotDan]

All of these.

Also check out
Transit (http://www.myspace.com/transitma)
Title Fight (http://www.myspace.com/titlefight)


yeah I back these as well

[Indoor Living]

Yeah I love them too. I want to see them live really badly. And they should definetly be signed, but I also get the feeling they don't really care.
They're in it for the music, for sure.

[AbbeyCarbs]

Joy in Tomorrow

[mymomsapanda]

four year strong

[dumhed01]

www.myspace.com/protagonist

Bit heavier, but good nonetheless.

[yoyostring]

Houston Calls.. i enjoy their music a lot

[more heart]

Surprised they haven't been said yet, The Years Gone By. Such a solid band and totally nice guys. I'd also give Freshaman 15 a shot. Very 2001-esque pop punk.

[Indoor Living]

Surprised they haven't been said yet, The Years Gone By. Such a solid band and totally nice guys. I'd also give Freshaman 15 a shot. Very 2001-esque pop punk.
No lie, I was just singing The Years Gone By before I read your post. Weird.

[fishingthe_sky]

Down For The Count (http://myspace.com/down4thecount)

Nice! These guys are good friends from home who I used to play with. I'm glad people are catching on.

As far as good pop punk goes, Hit The Lights is doing decent work. Ellegarden from Japan is good, though they are on hiatus. Early All Time Low is solid. NFG's new cd is good. I don't know, there's not a lot of really quality pop-punk going around these days. Look at the earlier part of the decade for the stuff that's worthwhile. Try Homegrown's Kings of Pop for something a little less well known. The Movielife's Forty Hour Train To Penn, too. And the first 3 Ataris cds, before So Long, Astoria.

You'll probably like my friend's band, Scenic Attraction.

http://www.purevolume.com/scenicattraction is their older FOB inspired stuff, http://www.myspace.com/scenicattraction is their newer more alternative stuff. Unfortunately, they broke up last year, but they're still a quality pop-punk band.

[hiya]

pretty much everything mentioned in here

and lately I've been enjoying Dropout Year (http://www.myspace.com/dropoutyear), Valet Parking (http://www.myspace.com/valetparking), and With the Punches (http://www.myspace.com/withthepunches).

[Indoor Living]

Thanks to everyone who posted. This thread is getting a lot better feedback than I would've expected.

[Painted Red]

Wakefield - Which Side Are You On?

It came some years ago, but the entire record is great.

[xtheaudition]

Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits is one of my all time favorite pop punk albums by The Ataris

[fishingthe_sky]

Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits is one of my all time favorite pop punk albums by The Ataris
So old school, yet always a good choice.

[The Summer Ends]

check out

Skyway (http://www.myspace.com/skywaygc)
Timless! (http://www.myspace.com/timelessmass)

[FullCollaspe]

Sherwood, maybe?

[xtheaudition]

So old school, yet always a good choice.
maybe we're getting old too ;-)

[donwagenblast]

The Years Gone By, more of a pop vibe, but very catchy and heart-on-sleeve.

[BinderKD]

Bands like The Dangerous Summer and Valencia remind me that pop-punk can still be done right. Does anyone have any recs for other pop punk bands that are actually good?


Theres some good stuff across the pond, check out these

KYOTO DRIVE - myspace.com/kyotodrive
YOU ME @ SIX - myspace.com/youmeatsix
KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES - myspace.com/kidsinglasshouses

[Indoor Living]

Theres some good stuff across the pond, check out these

KYOTO DRIVE - myspace.com/kyotodrive
YOU ME @ SIX - myspace.com/youmeatsix
KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES - myspace.com/kidsinglasshouses



You Me At Six I thought was absolutely horrific, but once I get home, I'll be sure to check out those other two, and let you know what I think.

[xtheaudition]

check out Weekend Fm
energetic pop punk in vain of set your goals & new found glory
http://www.myspace.com/weekendfm
and if you like what you hear, download their 5 song ep here http://www.sendspace.com/file/ds4pl5

[GGATA]

myspace.com/girlsgetalltheaction

[jh1662]

this dude jason winter is brand new but is super original and its hard not to like his odd style plus he says he does everything from the recording and performing to the mixing and producing...http://www.purevolume.com/JasonWinter45611

[FullCollaspe]

The Wonder Years

[headlightspavem]

THE HONEYMOON SUITE!
(http://www.myspace.com/thehoneymoonsuite)

[squared82]

Last Tuesday (http://www.myspace.com/lasttuesday)

They were on Mono vs. Stereo, but broke up a few years ago. They deserved much more success. They definitely had their heads on straight.

[Truman122]

All of these.

Also check out
Transit (http://www.myspace.com/transitma)
Title Fight (http://www.myspace.com/titlefight)
and a very small band Best Intentions

Great band. My friend Ben is the lead singer, so I've gotta plug them. CLICK HERE (http://www.myspace.com/bintentions) to check out their myspace.

[flks511]

Polar Bear Club
Lions Lions

[jds10912]

Great band. My friend Ben is the lead singer, so I've gotta plug them. CLICK HERE (http://www.myspace.com/bintentions) to check out their myspace.
i just checked out best intentions, i like 'em.
where can i get some of their music?

[Bruycker]

Driver F , released the only poppunk album in the last two years that I still listen week in week out

[igetmikey]

Man Overboard

[donwagenblast]

I think with how well-received "Weightless" was, All Time Low's CD has a chance to be pretty good.

[xtheaudition]

this album is one of the best pop punk cd's ever!

http://www.absolutepunk.net/gallery/files/2/5/4/4/5/ALLISTER-2.jpg

[Truman122]

i just checked out best intentions, i like 'em.
where can i get some of their music?

Eh, that's the thing. They released an EP a little while back, but it was pretty much just them burning their songs onto CDs. Unless you live in Doylestown, PA, you wont have that much luck buying their stuff. Also, I'm pretty sure there isn't anything on mediashare or those kinda sites. For now just listen to the stuff on their myspace/purevolume. As for the future, they are recording an EP as we speak, with better quality versions of their old songs (Afterall, Paper Thin, Runaway.) This summer they are recording another EP with new songs, with the same guys that recorded Balance and Composure's "I Just Want To Be Pure," so expect that to be orderable (if that's a word) when it's released.

[All Aboard]

If you fancy a bit of UK pop-punk try:

All Or Nothing
http://www.myspace.com/allornothing

Chaos Days
http://www.myspace.com/chaosdays

Marks Set Go
http://www.myspace.com/markssetgo

Tonight Is Goodbye
http://www.myspace.com/tonightisgoodbye

Save Your Breath
http://www.myspace.com/saveyourbreathband

The Honeymoon Suite
http://www.myspace.com/thehoneymoonsuite

The Auteur
http://www.myspace.com/theauteuruk

Out Of Sight
http://www.myspace.com/outofsight

[andregino]

awesom pop-punk band from Israel
http://www.myspace.com/uselessid

[PunkDrums182]

Bands like The Dangerous Summer and Valencia remind me that pop-punk can still be done right. Does anyone have any recs for other pop punk bands that are actually good?
I was gonna say the dangerous summer's new cd. hahaha