Anglo-style rockers making pop-punk waves in Mexico
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.
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, EMIs Zoe, also draws on British groups that would land on alternative rock stations in the United States, like the Cure.
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