Pop-Punk

With new album The Prettiest Curse, the effervescent Madrid band gift us a much-needed indie-rock holiday. They had no choice: “We’re Spaniards – we love the summer and we love the heat.”

Badgirl$ emerged from a 5am chat at a warehouse rave. During an intense creative period, they created a moody brew of trap production and grunge. Now they’re having a laugh with it.

Just before the turn of the millennium, blink-182 broke through with Enema of the State and starred in American Pie, ditching traditional punk principles and epitomising late ’90s teen culture.