Last modified on Fri 23 Jul 2021 08.53 EDT
A white man whining about high school, his mediocre hometown or a faceless girl: that is what most people picture when they think of pop punk. In the 90s and 00s, all-male bands such as Green Day, Blink-182, New Found Glory and Sum 41 ruled the charts, looking like Jackass extras in Dickies pants and wallet chains and sounding â albeit mildly â like rebellion. Now, though, a diverse group of women are emerging who have kept the genreâs sense of belligerence and fun, but are developing it to create something youthful that also has a quality those older bands eschewed â emotional maturity.