Draft:Neon pop-punk

Neon pop-punk (or simply neon pop) is a music genre of pop-punk that emphasises synthesizers. It evolved in the mid-2000s from pop-punk bands such as The All-American Rejects, Cartel, and Good Charlotte. Some of the defining neon pop-punk bands include Forever the Sickest Kids, Metro Station, The Cab, Boys Like Girls, and Hey Monday.

History

Beginnings (mid-2000s)

The origins of neon pop-punk go back to the early-to-mid-2000s with the rise of emo pop bands such as The All-American Rejects, Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, Motion City Soundtrack, Say Anything, The Academy Is..., and Cartel. All of these bands performed in a type of emo and pop-punk music that involved less screaming and more pop melodies. Later in the decade, more of these bands emerged including Mayday Parade and You Me at Six.

Mainstream popularity (late 2000s-early 2010s)

Neon pop-punk entered the mainstream around 2006 to 2007 with the rise of the scene subculture. Among the first neon pop-punk bands to enter the mainstream included Boys Like Girls, All Time Low, Metro Station, Mayday Parade, We the Kings, and Forever the Sickest Kids. These bands gained major attention on the social media website MySpace and pushed their fanbase even further at the Warped Tour festival.

The turning point of neon pop-punk occured around 2008 and 2009 with bands such as The Cab, Hey Monday, The Maine, The White Tie Affair, The Friday Night Boys, and The Ready Set. These bands further pushed neon pop-punk into the mainstream with catchy melodies and memorable lyrics. By 2009, neon pop-punk was one of the defining genres of the emo subculture and scene subculture, respectively. And, this continued into the new decade albeit with less success.

Decline (early 2010s)

At the beginning of the 2010s, most of the popular neon pop-punk bands had either broke up or stopped performing in the neon pop-punk style including Forever the Sickest Kids, Hey Monday, The Friday Night Boys, The White Tie Affair, The Cab, and Metro Station. However, some bands continued to stay relevant even when not performing in the neon pop genre. These include All Time Low who performed in the pop-punk genre, The Ready Set who performed in the electropop genre, and We the Kings who performed in the emo pop genre.

Despite the decline of neon pop-punk in the early 2010s, the albums that were released during the neon pop-punk continued to sell successfully such as Forever the Sickest Kids' Underdog Alma Mater, Hey Monday's Hold on Tight, and The Ready Set's I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming.

Legacy

Neon pop-punk continues to be a relevant genre in the history of pop-punk thanks to its nostalgia and popularity. Neon pop-punk even had a small revival with the Sad Summer Fest with bands such as Forever the Sickest Kids, The Maine and Mayday Parade performing at the festival. Some bands continue to be streamed on streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music by their fans old and new. Neon pop-punk may not had been successful as other pop-punk genres before it, but it has left a mark on the history of the genre that originated it.