If swear words stop brown girls and little girls listening to our music, then we won’t do it’ ... Feel a Thing by Meet Me @ the Altar. Punk was the next thing to come around for pop to try on’ ... Jim Shaw and Han Mee of Hot Milk. Photograph: Paul Harries The male artist DeWayne, who is influenced by pop punk, says: “As POC [people of colour] artists in alternative music, you have to be 20 times as good-looking, 20 times as nice; you gotta walk the line, you can’t be too feisty or too straight-edged. You have to be perfect. I really hope we can break that soon.” Dobson is now cited by music journalists – and artists – as an influence on the new wave, from Willow to Rodrigo. With a new album out this year, the pop punk timeline has matched up with an excited Dobson: “It’s reignited a fire in me, for sure.” This time, it feels as if no one will be left behind.

More gravely, abuse of power against fans was rife. Austin Jones, a YouTuber who recorded pop punk cover versions, was given a 10-year prison sentence in 2019 for receiving indecent images of children. Jake McElfresh, AKA Front Porch Step, admitted sexting girls and was dropped by his label. Kenny Harris, Panic! at the Disco’s touring guitarist, left the band after being accused of inappropriate behaviour. Brand New’s Jesse Lacey apologised after women and a 15-year-old girl accused him of sexual misconduct. There are numerous other cases. Warped Tour festival, a bastion of pop punk, closed at the height of the #MeToo movement because, according to the organiser, Kevin Lyman, some bands didn’t want to be associated with Warped Tour artists. verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ Maybe it’s not great that a bunch of straight white guys run this scene’ ... Pinkshift. Photograph: Leigh Ann Rodgers