Pop Sickle were a great pop-punk band from Seattle, formed by ex-Coffin Break member, Rob Skinner.

They moved to Brookfield, Missouri in 1994 to facilitate touring and recording. The band was powerful in their revved-up pop sensibilities, at times reminiscent of the Buzzcocks, at other times, Squeeze. They moved from Missouri, back home to Seattle, where they promptly broke up. Damned shame that.

Releases

Pop Sickle - 1977 Owner's Manual

Pop Sickle was originally formed as a studio project. It contained Rob Skinner, formerly of famed Seattlepunk band, Coffin Break. This band is not about subtle grooving, but pop hooks large enough to give Japanese whale-fishermen fits. The sound is somewhere...