Fast punk with catchy melodies about personal and political alienation, a handful of slower, romantic songs and seven full lengths on Fat Wreck Chords. On the face of it – and this isn’t helped by their stereotypical Californian skater/surfer boy look – Santa Cruz’s Good Riddance are as close to pop-punk dictionary definition as they possible could be. Scratch beneath the surface, however, and you’ll find many regard them as urgent, seminal melodic hardcore heroes.

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