As one of the genres that continues to be highly beloved, pop punk has never gone away in the Puerto Rican indie scene. Thus, bands like Corre Forrest, Late Night Drive and Hoping Forever continue to experiment with the genre and making their contributions to it. The latter of these recently released the EP, For What It’s Worth, where they continue to develop their sound as a young group. Starting off the project with the “Prelude,” which slowly blends into “Train,” Hoping Forever perfectly capture the youthful feeling of pop punk and prepare the listener for the EP they are about to consume. Next, “Full Moon Sailor” demostrates the band’s ability to create more fast-paced pop punk, the type that might create mosh pits in live presentations. Then, “The Perfect One” shows the band exploring the subject of love while showing influences from bands like Blink-182 and Sum 41. Finally, For What It’s Worth closes with “Colorful Moments (She’s My Yellow Paint),” a song that continues to display the group’s love for the genre while experimenting with heavier sounds and even a little bit of electronic feels. In sum, For What It’s Worth continues to show Hoping Forever’s growth as a young group of musicians while maintaining their pop punk roots. Hopefully, they will continue to experiment with more sounds that set them apart from formulaic pop punk bands.
Listen to For What It’s Worth on Spotify All of the pictures in this article were found in Hoping Forever’s Facebook
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AuthorFernando E. E. Correa González is the author behind over 30 self-published poetry books. He has been published by literary magazines & journals [Id]entidad, El Vicio del Tintero, Sábanas Magazine, Smaeralit, The Occulum, Tonguas and Hound Magazine. Other than writing, Correa is also the host of FENCast, a podcast dedicated to documenting the Puerto Rican independent art scene. Aside from this, he experiments with filmmaking, photography, drawing, painting, multimedia and transmedia. He currently lives in his native Puerto Rico. Archives
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