Punk Goes Pop Vol. 6

Originally published on Alt Media

The Punk Goes Pop franchise returns with a new 13-track offering featuring some of the most recognisable and popular songs from the radio in the past year.

Throughout this release the standout tracks tend to be those that drastically rework the originals rather than live in fear of straying too far from an original that has already lost its lustre.

Standouts include August Burns Red’s reimagining of the Miley Cyrus hit Wrecking Ball, The Crown Empire’s version of Burn by Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding and finally We Came As Romans’ cover of I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift.

Sadly though many of the other covers are far too similar to the originals to create anything truly unique and intriguing.

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