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Punkband Records Wonderwall Cover













In covering the Oasis hit “Wonderwall” for the compilation album “Punk Goes ’90s,” the band Cartel was making a subtle point.

“I’m the youngest member of the band at 22, but we are old souls,” said Cartel’s Will Pugh. “We’re not like Sum 41 or Simple Plan. The bands we admire and want to be like are Pearl Jam or Oasis.”

Cartel’s youthful pop, exemplified in the band’s burgeoning hit “Honestly,” has caught on within the likewise youthful pop-punk crowd, but songs such as “The Minstrel’s Prayer” and epic two-part “Q” and “A” reveal something deeper within the band’s sound........

Worcester Telegram

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