PlayStation, skateboards, a bag of chips and sunny California – these words characterize the band
Zebrahead
the most, which condenses everything we might find under Wikipedia’s “
pop-punk
” article. Good Charlotte’s sad life-affirmation, Blink 182’s inexhaustible juvenility, The Offspring’s recurring ska effects and Bad Religion’s style and energy can all be felt in their music. So what does the quintet add to these basic components? They draw a caricature of our favorites in such an innovative manner, that we cannot help but gaze at them as we did at the music videos of Sum 41 or Bloodhound Gang back in the day.