Bio Of 3 Pop-Punk Musicians #3

DAN "SOUPY" CAMPBELL

Dan 'Soupy' Campbell is the lead vocalist of the rising Pop-Punk band "The Wonder years." The Wonder Years are an American pop punk band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that began in June of 2005. Since then, they have released 2 full length albums, 2 EPs, and several splits/compilation contributions. The band are basically unknown to most people, however by many followers of the genre they are viewed as the rising stars of Pop-Punk.

The Wonder Years' first two years of existence amounted to two relatively unknown split EP's with Lansdale bands that are no longer together. Their first split with Emergency and I was released in 2005 and featured two songs that would later be included on their first full length Get Stoked on It!. ("I Fell in Love with a Ninja Master" and "Buzz Aldrin: The Poster Boy for Second Place").

The Wonder Years quickly followed up their 2005 release by putting out another split, this time with a band called Bangarang! In a similar fashion to their split with Emergency and I, The Wonder Years' split with Bangarang! featured two songs that would later be on Get Stoked on It!. ("My Geraldine Lies Over the Delaware" and "Let's Moshercise!"). The bands first full length album, Get Stoked on It! caused their then-small fan base to grow significantly. Get Stoked on It! was released on October 30, 2007 and featured 12 songs, all playfully titled.

Like many Pop-Punk bands a large sense of comedy is expressed in their work. Looking at rising stars such as The Wonder Years and comparing them to bands such as Paramore, who are around the same age, show the many directions that Pop-Punk has split of into. Bands such as The Wonder Years tend to be less commercial and focus more on the roots of the genre.

" Everyone moves in with their Girlfriends, In one bedroom apartments, in the towns they grew up in, and are happy in bar bands, and can just afford the rent. I couldn't go back to that again!"

Soupy like many Pop-Punker's before him had quite a troubled up-bringing and has constantly had financial troubles which are the topic of many of his lyrics. He describes being in The Wonder Years as a dream which he never thought would go this far; and is clearly grateful for this oppurtunity. The band have recently signed to Hopeless Records which is a rather small label that aims to propel Pop-Punk bands to further stardom.