Punk Goes Pop 2
Various Artists
Fearless Records
7/10

Oh, Fearless. I will always stand by your side, even if you misname your compilations. I understand where you are coming from, I really do. I get evolution of a genre and all that, but not one band on this compilation would fall under my idea of punk. A Static Lullaby? Nope. Four Year Strong? Not particularly. August Burns Red? Definitely not. Escape The Fate? Not a chance. Does this mean that I hate the album? Not at all.

I love cover songs so much, and, while I’m sure some of the bands loved being able to be a bit ironic, I think The Cab covering Rihanna and A Day to Remember covering The Fray shows a great sense of humor that Racket has always looked for in a band. The album is fun, goofy, and allows for some very good times. It’s simply not punk, which has thrown me off before. In the future, I would love to see Rancid, Against Me!, Fake Problems and the Lawrence Arms covering pop songs. Now THAT would be a Punk Goes Pop I would be excited about.

-Jonathan Yost