Editing Power pop (section)

=== 1990s–2010s: Continued interest ===
[[File:Weezer Bethlehem 2019 5.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|[[Weezer]] plays [[Musikfest]] in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]], August 2019]]
Power pop has had varying levels of success since the 1990s.<ref name="louder17"/> In 1994, [[Green Day]] and [[The Offspring]] popularized [[pop-punk]], an alternative rock variant genre that fuses power pop harmonies with uptempo punk moods.<ref>{{cite web |title=Punk-Pop |url=https://www.allmusic.com/style/punk-pop-ma0000004449 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=5 September 2019 |archive-date=21 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221141206/https://www.allmusic.com/style/punk-pop-ma0000004449 |url-status=live }}</ref>  According to ''[[Louder Than War]]''{{'s}} Sam Lambeth, power pop has "ebbed and flowed" while remaining an object of critical derision. Despite this, he cites [[Fountains of Wayne]] with inspiring "yet another new era for the format" during the late 1990s, "one they'd perfect with the magnetic ''[[Welcome Interstate Managers]]'' (2003)."<ref name="louder17"/> He writes that as of 2017, "you can still hear some of power pop's core traits in bands such as [[Best Coast]], [[Sløtface]], [[Diet Cig]] and [[Dude York]]."<ref name="louder17"/> In 2005, [[The Click Five]] released their debut single "[[Just the Girl]]" which was co-written by [[Adam Schlesinger]] of Fountains of Wayne.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://americansongwriter.com/4-one-hit-wonders-in-pop-punk-that-ignited-the-2000s-scene/|title=4 One-Hit Wonders in Pop Punk That Ignited the 2000s Scene|magazine=[[American Songwriter]]|author=Em Casalena|date=November 6, 2024|access-date=April 20, 2025}}</ref> Their sound was classified as "new school power pop" and their debut studio album, ''[[Greetings from Imrie House]]'' debuted at number 15 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], marking it as the highest charting debut by a new rock band in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sunjournal.com/2005/09/09/click-five-record-bull-moose/|title=Click Five to record at Bull Moose|website=[[Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine)|Sun Journal]]|date=September 9, 2005|access-date=April 20, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=The Click Five's Debut Album "Greetings From Imrie House" Debuts at #15 on the Billboard Top 200
 |url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/click-fives-debut-album-greetings-from-imrie-house-debuts-15-on-billboard-top-200-666184.htm|location=New York |publisher=[[Marketwired]] |date= August 24, 2005|access-date=April 20, 2025|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213090914/http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/click-fives-debut-album-greetings-from-imrie-house-debuts-15-on-billboard-top-200-666184.htm|archivedate=February 13, 2015}}</ref>

In 1998, [[International Pop Overthrow]] (IPO)—named after the album of the same name by Material Issue—began holding a yearly festival for power pop bands. Originally taking place in [[Los Angeles]], the festival expanded to several locations over the years, including Canada and [[Liverpool]], England (the latter event included performances at the [[Cavern Club]]).{{sfn|Borack|2007|p=32}} [[Paul Collins (musician)|Paul Collins]] of [[The Beat (American band)|the Beat]] and [[the Nerves]] hosted the Power Pop-A-Licious music festival in 2011 and 2013, featuring a mixture of classic and rising bands with an emphasis on power pop, punk rock, garage and roots rock. The concerts were held at [[Asbury Lanes]] in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and the [[Cake Shop NYC|Cake Shop]] in New York City. [[Paul Collins (musician)|Paul Collins]] and his group [[The Beat (American band)|the Beat]] headlined the two-day events.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thevinyldistrict.com/dc/2011/04/first-annual-power-pop-a-licious-music-fest-kicks-off-in-asbury-park-nj/ |title=First Annual POWER POP-A-LICIOUS! Music Fest Kicks Off in Asbury Park, NJ |last=Sugrim |first=Angie |date=April 12, 2011 |website=thevinyldistrict.com |access-date=January 5, 2018 |archive-date=January 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106063534/http://www.thevinyldistrict.com/dc/2011/04/first-annual-power-pop-a-licious-music-fest-kicks-off-in-asbury-park-nj/ |url-status=live }}</ref>