Back in the early-mid 2000’s we had a slew of pop bands dominating the charts. From Good Charlotte & My Chemical Romance to Fall Out Boy & Hoobastank, the pop band’s dominated the airwaves, countdown shows, charts, and everything in between.
Maybe it was the death of MTV, the internet, or something else but the golden days of pop bands have come and gone. But arising from the ashes of pop band glory comes Waterparks. The trio embodies every pop band but brings the genre into 2021 with a breath of fresh air. Upon the release of their new album Greatest Hits (no it is not a traditional “Greatest Hits”) Waterparks came into Dash Radio to discuss their latest album and how the legendary pop band Good Charlotte jump-started their careers.
In the interview, the band discusses how Benji and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte managed them in their early years. They also got tons of assistance from Mikey Way, the bass player of My Chemical Romance. So in a sense Waterparks was handed the torch directly from the legendary pop bands that came before them.
When you listen to “Lowkey As Hell” or “Violet” you get a very similar energy or feeling that all the pop bands prior to them give you. Yet at the same time, the songs fit with everything we are listening to today. Waterparks truly are putting the pop band genre back on the map and in a major way.
Recently having signed to 300 Ent the band is poised for a huge year. Greatest Hits their latest album features 17 new songs from the trio. Their latest video for “Violet” is a great example of how the band uniquely expresses themself and as far as look and sounds go, Waterparks is like nothing else coming out today.
I mean who gives us 17 songs on an album anymore? Let alone 17 original songs. Coming from Houston, Texas, the band has definitely made it out of their city having toured the world prior to Covid-19 locking the world down. In the interview, they talk about how the pandemic gave them the time to sit down and record Greatest Hits. The pandemic allowed them to fully write and produce the 17 songs on the album.
Be sure to hear more from Waterparks right here on Dash Radio! We introduced Waterparks to the world in 2015 on Dash Discover, our home for emerging artists around the world. Now Waterparks is dominating Dash Pop X our home for the biggest names in pop!
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