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These Landmark Pop-Punk Albums Defined 2003—One Even Dropped on This Day 23 Years Ago

If you don’t think pop-punk can have a little violin as a treat, you must not have been into Yellowcard.

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Pop-punk grew out of the 90s, with Green Day and Blink-182 at the helm. It began to transform in the early 2000s, when third wave emo was catching on. And in 2003, there were a few defining album releases. Here are three pop-punk albums that became pillars of the genre, but also heralded a stylistic shift.

‘Ocean Avenue’ by Yellowcard

On July 22, 2003, pop-punks Yellowcard made their major label debut after toiling on indie labels for three albums. Their first three releases in 1997, 1999, and 2001 didn’t drum up much attention. But once they put out The Underdog EP on Fueled By Ramen in 2002, they caught the ear of a Capitol Records exec. This led to Ocean Avenue, which is celebrating 23 years on this day.

The album set Yellowcard up to be a defining voice in pop-punk. Their........

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