Let It Happen

Performer: MxPx
Producer: Steve Kravac; Bob Moon
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: LET IT HAPPEN is a collection of rarities and B-sides. MxPx: Mike Herrera (vocals, bass); Tom (guitar); Yuri (drums). Audio Remixer: Steve Kravac. Photographer: Brandon Ebel. Unknown Contributor Role: Yuri Ruley. In the wake of Green Day, there emerged enough contestants in the power-pop- punk sweepstakes that standing out in the crowd required an excess of talent. As displayed on LET IT HAPPEN, MXPX has enough hook-heavy songwriting prowess, instrumental facility and street credibility to rise to the top of the aforementioned heap. Though the sound is defined by crashing power chords, jackhammer beats and purposefully snotty vocals, there's enough variety to the tunes here to keep things from ever getting too monochromatic. Despite any pop-star ambitions the band may harbor, though, they're apparently just grown- up skate-punks at heart, as made clear by the skateboarding squirt who adorns LET IT HAPPEN's front cover.

MxPx were a spunky trio of Pacific Northwest teenagers with discreetly Christian lyrics and a crisp, tight attack when they were signed to Tooth & Nail Records in 1994. They released three albums for the label and then defected to A&M Records, where bigger budgets afforded them grander production and a busy touring schedule. Being exposed to enthusiastic crowds during the late-'90s heyday of pop/punk paid off, and by 2005, the band had built up such a loyal following that they decided to leave A&M and record independently, pursuing a leaner punk sound. MxPx also helped pave the way for a bundle of emotionally driven pop/punk acts with lyrics that, while not expressly religious, dealt openly with matters of faith.

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