Stylistic origins Pop punk | ||
Cultural origins mid-2000s, United States | ||
Neon pop is a subgenre of pop punk.
History
Alternative Press writer Tyler Sharp wrote that by the late 2000s, pop punk had taken "on a new, synth-laden face." While this wasn't the first instance that "a band decided to put fuzzy keys over their chord progressions, but it was a time when that formula was perfected." Sharp then went on to list songs by Cobra Starship, The Secret Handshake, The Maine, and Forever the Sickest Kids, among others as songs "from pop punk's neon era." He noted that Forever the Sickest Kids' debut album Underdog Alma Mater (2008) was "a big moment" for the genre.
Alternative Press writer Kika Chatterjee classed Cute Is What We Aim For's "The Curse of Curves", "Teasing to Please (Left Side, Strong Side)" and "There's a Class for This" as "instant classics of the mid-2000s neon-pop genre explosion." Babe Talk stated that the band the Maine formed "during the neon pop era of music in 2007".
While premiering a video for Kid Cadaver, Alternative Press mentioned that "If neon pop-punk had a new wave revival, [Kid Cadaver] would likely lead the pack."