From Blink-182 to to Wavves, which are the best punk-pop bands ever? Here's NME's run-down.
9. The Get Up Kids
No wheels were ever reinvented in the making of any of the five albums by Kansas City’s The Get Up Kids, but in terms of ass-kicking hooks, they clearly spent much of their first decade – from forming in 1995 to splitting in 2005 – on the Weezer juice. No wonder Blink and Fall Out Boy have cited them as prime influences; they’re probably the best little-known punk-pop band ever.
8. The Offspring
Prime gonks of 90s punk-pop, The Offspring have a lot to answer for in terms of ushering in the age of Limp Bizkit thanks to ‘Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)’, but that’s not to take away from their fiery and politicised post-grunge period, peaking with ‘Come Out And Play’ and the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ for dweebs ‘Self Esteem’.
