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Gay! Gay! Disney Gay!

With the sudden surge in popularity of Weezer's 2015 single "Go Away," this song is [probably] capitalizing on that male-female duet energy. However, I'd like to say this song isn't as cut and dry, bland, or uninteresting compared to "Go Away."

Weezer have returned to their traditional alt-rock sound with nice modern pop inspired production. It's not as corny sounding as "Go Away." Might even grow more on me later. ... read more

Nervous, first time being a 0th monthly listener.

The Worse American Idiot

If American Idiot was the worse Black Parade, then here you have this.

Sum 41 lost their vital member Brownsound on lead guitar, losing their signaturely unique metalcore pop-punk sound they've been brewing since Half Hour. So they try to make post-2004 Green Day pop rock which is unimaginative, lazy, and too polished.

I don't know why modern pop-punk purists point to bands like Hot Mulligan being the best contemporary acts in the genre (this decade). Don't get me wrong, HM is fine, Neck Deep is okay, Real Friends... but PUP hits a soft spot between something like Jeff Rosenstock and things like Tiny Moving Parts.

In fact, I liked Jeff Rosenstock's WORRY. so much that I wished there was another band out there with that nice modern blend of pop-punk and power pop. This definitely is close to ... read more