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Downfalls High is a pop-punk musical produced and co-directed by Machine Gun Kelly, who needs to be reminded of a) the definition of "musica...
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![Machine Gun Kelly Tries Way Too Hard to Be Edgy on Dismal Pop-Punk Musical 'Downfalls High']()
Machine Gun Kelly Tries Way Too Hard to Be Edgy on Dismal Pop-Punk Musical 'Downfalls High' Published Feb 01, 2021 -
!['Dash & Lily' Rises Above the Tropes of Christmas Rom-Coms Created by Joe Tracz]()
Reviews'Dash & Lily' Rises Above the Tropes of Christmas Rom-Coms Created by Joe Tracz Published Dec 10, 2020With the sheer volume of holiday specials coming out each year, it's difficult to find something that doesn't follow the formulaic holiday s...
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![BTS Remind Us That Things Always Get Better on 'BE']()
ReviewsBTS Remind Us That Things Always Get Better on 'BE' Published Nov 26, 2020In a year this devastatingly lonely, K-pop global superstars BTS have made a pandemic album to help bring everyone closer together. BTS (...
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![You Will Always' Debut LP 'Dependent, Reliant' Gets Brutally Honest About Heartbreak and Addiction]()
ReviewsYou Will Always' Debut LP 'Dependent, Reliant' Gets Brutally Honest About Heartbreak and Addiction Published Nov 03, 2020Hamilton emo quartet You Will Always are here to remind listeners that they don't have to go through life alone. The band was formed by Coun...
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![Knuckle Puck's '20/20' Is the Pop-Punk Pick-Me-Up We Need to Make It to 2021]()
ReviewsKnuckle Puck's '20/20' Is the Pop-Punk Pick-Me-Up We Need to Make It to 2021 Published Sep 17, 2020In a year as shitty as 2020, Knuckle Puck's aptly named third full-length album, 20/20, might just be the uplifting kick we all need to make...
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![The Front Bottoms' 'In Sickness & in Flames' Is Head-Scratching in All the Right Ways]()
ReviewsThe Front Bottoms' 'In Sickness & in Flames' Is Head-Scratching in All the Right Ways Published Aug 19, 2020On In Sickness & in Flames, the Front Bottoms might have finally given fans the less polished album of their dreams. Since the release of...
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![Neck Deep's Lovestruck 'All Distortions Are Intentional' Is Their Catchiest Yet]()
ReviewsNeck Deep's Lovestruck 'All Distortions Are Intentional' Is Their Catchiest Yet Published Jul 23, 2020Welsh quintet Neck Deep have been pop-punk heavyweights since the release of their debut album, 2014's Wishful Thinking, amassing dedicated...
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![New Found Glory's Sound Never Changes, and 'Forever + Ever × Infinity' Is Them at Their Cheesy Best]()
ReviewsNew Found Glory's Sound Never Changes, and 'Forever + Ever × Infinity' Is Them at Their Cheesy Best Published Jun 16, 2020New Found Glory is one of the only pop-punk bands that has stuck with the same sound for over two decades — and it works. Their tenth studio...
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![Joyce Manor Revisit Their Early Days on Rarities Compilation 'Songs from Northern Torrance']()
ReviewsJoyce Manor Revisit Their Early Days on Rarities Compilation 'Songs from Northern Torrance' Published Jun 03, 2020Joyce Manor are taking fans back to their early days with Songs from Northern Torrance, named after their California hometown and featuring ...
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![Boston Manor's Experiments on 'GLUE' Don't Stick]()
ReviewsBoston Manor's Experiments on 'GLUE' Don't Stick Published Apr 29, 2020In 2018, British quintet Boston Manor dropped their sophomore album Welcome to the Neighbourhood, debuting a darker sound and aesthetic. The...
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![NOBRO Prove Themselves as Canadian Punk Icons on 'Sick Hustle']()
ReviewsNOBRO Prove Themselves as Canadian Punk Icons on 'Sick Hustle' Published Apr 15, 2020NOBRO are the kind of band people picture in their heads when they think about rad women in punk. The Montreal-based punk quartet got their...
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![Chief State Tough Love]()
ReviewsChief State Tough Love Published Mar 26, 2020With how incredible this album is, Chief State are poised to be the next big thing in pop punk. Chief State are a five-piece from Vancou...
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![D.O.A. Treason]()
ReviewsD.O.A. Treason Published Mar 16, 2020D.O.A., Vancouver's legendary punk kings and one of the founders of hardcore punk, waste no time letting listeners know they hate Donald Tru...
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![Four Year Strong Brain Pain]()
ReviewsFour Year Strong Brain Pain Published Feb 26, 2020Worcester, MA easycore quartet Four Year Strong's seventh full-length, Brain Pain, is their heaviest album to date, and one of the best in t...
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![Derek Sanders My Rock and Roll Heart]()
ReviewsDerek Sanders My Rock and Roll Heart Published Feb 19, 2020Derek Sanders, frontman of Tallahassee emo quintet Mayday Parade, is releasing My Rock and Roll Heart, a solo EP of covers that have shaped...
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![Your Favourite Pop Punk Band Should Grow Up and Retire]()
FeaturesYour Favourite Pop Punk Band Should Grow Up and Retire Published Feb 11, 2020A few months ago, three pop-punk titans joined forces, as Fall Out Boy, Green Day and Weezer announced the "Hella Mega Tour" — an announceme...
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![Macseal Super Enthusiast]()
ReviewsMacseal Super Enthusiast Published Nov 06, 2019Long Island, NY emo quartet Macseal are releasing a debut full-length that will blow all other debut LPs out of the water. Super Enthusiast...
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![Jimmy Eat World Surviving]()
ReviewsJimmy Eat World Surviving Published Oct 17, 2019Arizona alt-rock band Jimmy Eat World are releasing their tenth full-length record, Surviving, and it's not their best work. The title track...
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![Tiny Moving Parts Breathe]()
ReviewsTiny Moving Parts Breathe Published Sep 12, 2019Benson, Minnesota emo math rock trio Tiny Moving Parts are incapable of making bad music. Their 2018 release, Swell, was basically flawless...
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![ROAM Smile Wide]()
ReviewsROAM Smile Wide Published Sep 10, 2019Smile Wide is the third full-length from British pop punk quintet ROAM, following 2017's Great Heights and Nosedives. This album is a depart...
