Pop-punk’s Mexican moment - Allison. Zoe. Motel. Panda. Novel.

“The newest trend in Mexican music is dominated by young bands with one-word names and a style reminiscent of Anglo pop-punk and alternative rock. Major labels are adapting to a movement fueled by video and the Internet to a degree not seen before in Mexico.

Unlike Mexican rock pioneers Mana and Cafe Tacuba, which incorporate Latin elements in their music, the new groups are young enough to have grown up on and still be in the target audience of MTV. Borrowing from Anglo groups is not new in Mexico, but this time the sound is heavily influenced by pop-punk bands like Blink-182 and Green Day. One band, EMI’s Zoe, also draws on British groups that would land on alternative rock stations in the United States, like the Cure. “

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