These four rock bands took an unexpected turn in the direction of their sound, and a few of them were better off for it.

Sugar Ray has a spot on this list of pop punk bands because they started out, more or less, in that very genre. In fact, I’d say they leaned more toward classic punk rock than pop punk.

Carti is aiming to make pop out of rage.  On Christmas Day, 2020, Atlanta-rap artist Playboi Carti finally released his ...