Forever The Sickest Kids - Musical Style and Influences

Musical Style and Influences

Forever the Sickest Kids' main genres consist of pop punk, pop rock, and power pop. Many of their songs feature synthesizers and have dance and electronic based influences, along with the piano and keyboard often being included. Acoustic and hip-hop have also been utilized in their music. The band mainly has positive, upbeat sounds in their songs and they're typically structured by pop based hooks, both electronic and regular drum beats, and catchy guitar riffs that still maintain rock and punk elements to the music. A primary example that displays the band's structure, sound, and vocal arrangement is the song "I Don't Know About You, But I Came to Dance", found on the band's first release, Television Off, Party On.

Before his departure, Stewart stated, "Ultimately, when you hear the music, we want it to make you want to dance in your car while you're driving. We want it to be easy to sing along to but so catchy you don't wanna stop."

In nearly every song by the band, Cook, Bello, and Turman share lead vocals. Cook usually sings the chorus of the song, while Bello and Turman take on the verses, although it is never limited to this routine. Cook generally sings with a powerful, screeching voice and frequently ranges from a low to high pitch. Bello's vocals are similar to Cook's, however Bello usually sings with a higher pitch and has a more distinct voice. Turman is known for taking the lead in the band's acoustic songs, such as "Coffee Break" and "Forever Girl", due to having a much softer voice than Cook and Bello.

Blink-182, Fall Out Boy, Weezer, and Bowling for Soup have served as some of the main influences for the band.