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Is punk rock making a comeback?

Though the pop punk sound has flourished in 2021, the revival has been a few years in the making. The first musical inklings of its re-emergence can be traced in trends in the heavily autotuned, melancholic rap and hip hop of the internet in recent years; think Lil Uzi Vert and Juice WRLD.

Is punk rock still popular today?

Punk music still exists. A lot of purists continue to insist that punk music has disappeared underground due to the fact it’s where it belongs, but this isn’t the case. Punk music is underground because punk culture keeps it that way. Punk culture destroys musical diversity and punk music’s popularity.

Is pop punk dying?

It never died. It’s simply gone underground, and plenty of bands are still playing it, even if they’ll never see the light of day on even a college alternative rock radio station. There are label people and there are non-label people. The label people want the word to mean something.

Is punk pop back?

Pop-punk has crept back onto the charts, and its latest takeover is well underway — without any live shows and long after the end of Warped Tour, a hallmark of the genre’s previous reign. In the past year, pop-punk has made its comeback, but with the help of some unlikely forces.

Is MGK bringing back pop-punk?

Machine Gun Kelly’s new album, ‘Tickets To My Downfall,” which debuted in late September, has everything a pop-punk fan could want. Kelly, who has always been inspired by rock and roll, has switched up his style with a completely pop-punk album.

When did the punk era end?

And so, the 100 Club Punk Festival was born – and, with it, the punk movement that would last into the late 1970s and still influence music today.

What is being punk really about?

Punk political ideologies are mostly concerned with individual freedom and anti-establishment views. Common punk viewpoints include individual liberty, anti-authoritarianism, a DIY ethic, non-conformity, anti-collectivism, anti-corporatism, anti-government, direct action and not “selling out”.

Is MGK now punk?

With new album Tickets to My Downfall, MGK attempts to change his reputation and improve his mental health. But with his recent album, he’s channeled his persona into punk rock, a transition from his previous rap genre.