“A mix of killer melodies, heartbreak and nihilism that’s as timeless as Nirvana”: This is the best punk-pop album you haven’t heard this year

The cover of Liquid Mike's Paul Bunyan's Sling Shot album.

We’ve come a long way with the whole punk-pop thing. In the UK in the 80s, punk-pop was what we called Mega City Four and the Senseless Things – a buncha thrill-seeking nutjobs who loved a catchy chorus.

Then we let the Americans have a go.