It seems like the days of being a cool skater kid are long
over, right? In fact, you couldn’t be more wrong. With old-school bands such as
Good Charlotte, Blink-182 and Fall Out Boy making a comeback after being on
hiatus, and I’m here to remind you of why you should never stop
wearing your baggy jeans and backwards caps, with the pop-punk albums that are turning ten this year.

FOLIE À DEUX BY FALL OUT BOY

Despite being regarded as a “pretty unremarkable album” by
The Guardian and being booed off stage for playing new songs from it, fans have
grown to love Fall Out Boy’s attempt at reinventing themselves in Folie À Deux. Featuring guest vocals
from talents such as Elvis Costello, Brendon Urie and more, Fall Out Boy
weren’t ashamed to hide their ability to write catchy songs about addiction and
love, shocking their fans more with every release.

TAKE OFF YOUR COLOURS BY YOU ME AT
SIX

The debut effort
that followed the band’s already skyrocketed career was exactly what teenagers
needed back in 2008. Full of catchy lyrics about gossiping and girls, heavy
guitars, bass, and the band’s signature “woah”s, Take Off Your Colours was the perfect soundtrack to the life of a
high school student. I’m pretty excited for a 10-year anniversary tour that
was hinted back on their Night People UK tour early last year!

PRETTY. ODD. BY PANIC! AT THE DISCO

Bringing it back to the days where all you would see was
Brendon Urie running around in a marching band costume in the ‘Nine In The
Afternoon’ music video on Kerrang!, Pretty.
Odd. is Panic!’s second album, influenced by The Beatles and others alike.
Proving that the band has the ability to combine a range of influences into a
cohesive album, their second effort at a full-length still has fans screaming
along to the lyrics ten years on at Emo Nites across the nation.

WHEN THE WORLD COMES DOWN BY THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS

There isn’t a pop punk playlist on the internet that doesn’t
include the absolute angsty banger that is ‘Gives You Hell’. The band’s third
album provided a mix of their typical four-chord melodies with catchy,
pop-worthy lyrics, giving teenagers the perfect album that embodies lust and
heartbreak.

CAN’T STOP, WON’T STOP BY THE MAINE

Girls, girls, girls. Without an ounce
of surprise, The Maine’s debut studio full-length embodies the subjects of love
and heartbreak. ‘Girls Do What They Want’ tells the story of a girl who
overpowers the guys that surround her, an anthem for the band’s fans that tells
them they can do whatever they set out to do, and no one can stand in their
way. ‘We All Roll Along’ remains as influential as ever for a song describing
what it feels like to have a sense of belonging, materialising their fanbase as
a safe haven, known as 8123.

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