From Blink-182 to to Wavves, which are the best punk-pop bands ever? Here's NME's run-down.
13. The All-American Rejects
Kind of the anti-NOFX, Oklahoma’s The All-American Rejects signed to Madonna’s Dreamworks label and shifted ten million albums, most notably 2005’s ‘Move Along’, thanks to an innate ability to switch between classic punk-pop, arena ballads and the sort of radio-friendly emo rock that even your parents (spit!) would love.
12. Sum 41
Your younger brother’s favourite band of 2002 had worrying echoes of nu metal, what with their corny rap bits, but when Ontario’s Sum 41 hit their melodic stride on tunes like ‘Fat Lip’, ‘Still Waiting’ and ‘The Hell Song’ they were amongst the most unstoppable punk-pop bands ever to complete a passable nollie.
