WATCH FAN FOOTAGE VIDEO FOR “PUPTHEBAND INC IS FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY” (LIVE IN TORONTO / 2022) HERE
PUP UNRAVELS IN FRONT OF EVERYONE THEY KNOW EP OUT NOW
“it’s clear that PUP are still trading in the same brutally pissed off but unassailably catchy blasts of self-loathing. And, yes, it’s still as much fun as ever” - **** NME
“it actually rocks” - **** Kerrang!
"all the catchy, fast-paced melodies, big singalongs, and ooh-oohs and whoa-oas that you could want in a PUP record" Exclaim!
“glorious breakdowns and anthemic singalong opportunities” - **** DIY
“this is the PUP record the world always needed” - ***** Upset
"coming apart at the seams never sounded so good." Northern Transmissions
“the most polished chronicle of their mental breakdown yet” - **** Dork
“everything punk should be in 2022” - 9/10 Clash
“totally unhinged” - The Line Of Best Fit
Photo Credit: Kelly Mason // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES
Toronto punk heroes PUP—comprised of Stefan Babcock, Nestor Chumak, Zack Mykula, and Steve Sladkowski— released their incredible, ambitious and aptly titled fourth album, THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND, earlier this year. The record earned universal acclaim and a slew of sold-out shows. With perfect timing as they kick off their run of UK shows, the band today released the PUP Unravels Live In Front Of Everyone They Know EP. The four-track offering was recorded across multiple shows in the band’s hometown of Toronto earlier this year.
WATCH FAN FOOTAGE VIDEO FOR “PUPTHEBAND INC IS FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY” (LIVE IN TORONTO / 2022) HERE
LISTEN / SHARE LIVE VERSIONS OF “MATILDA”
AND “ROBOT WRITES A LOVE SONG” HERE
In addition, the band have today released a fan footage live video for “PUPTHEBAND Inc Is Filing For Bankruptcy” (Live in Toronto / 2022). Give it a watch here “Hometown shows always kinda trip me out,” says Babcock. “On one hand, they are the most fun shows to play. Toronto has always rallied behind us and we are so lucky to feel that love. But they are also stressful because you don't want to screw up in front of everyone you know. All of our families, friends, frenemies, the guy who used to sell me weed at the Wendy's Drivethru, kids I went to elementary school with, my parents' neighbours. It's a lot. I think that sort of anxious chaotic energy is captured on these recordings. PUP live is PUP at our best and also at our worst. Raw, scrappy, and holding on for dear life.”
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THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND was recorded and mixed over the course of five weeks in the summer of 2021, in GRAMMY Award-winning producer Peter Katis’ bat-filled mansion in Connecticut. Full of typically furious, ridiculous and anthemic songs, the recording process allowed PUP to push themselves further than ever before. With more time in the studio, they were able to craft their songs sonically in a way they were unable to in the past, and allowed themselves to incorporate new instruments like piano, synths, horns, and more for the first time. Though made in madness-inducing isolation (aside from Peter and the bats, of course), PUP were remotely joined on the album by Sarah from illuminati hotties, Kathryn from NOBRO, Mel from Casper Skulls, and Erik from Remo Drive. The result is not just the next PUP record, but the *most* PUP record.
EP Cover Photos by Vanessa Heins and Cover Design by Zack Mykula
TRACKLIST
01 Four Chords (Live in Toronto / 2022)
02 Totally Fine (Live in Toronto / 2022)
03 Robot Writes A Love Song (Live in Toronto / 2022)
04 Matilda (Live in Toronto / 2022)
05 Relentless (Live in Toronto / 2022)
06 PUPTHEBAND Inc. Is Filing For Bankruptcy (Live in Toronto / 2022)
TOUR DATES
12 October - Leeds, UK @ Leeds Beckett Students Union @#
13 October - Manchester, UK @ O2 Ritz @#
14 October - London, UK @ The Roundhouse @#
16 October - Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 Galvanizers @#
17 October - Dublin, IE @ Academy 2 @#
19 October - Brighton, UK @ Chalk @#
20 October - Bristol, UK @ SWX @#
21 October- Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute @#
23 October - Paris, FR @ Backstage @
24 October - Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique @
25 October - Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg @
26 October - Köln, DE @ Luxor @
28 October - Berlin, DE @ So36 @
29 October - Warsaw, PL @ Hybrydy @
30 October - Prague, CZ @ Rock Café @
01 November - Milan, IT @ Bloom @
02 November - Munich, DE @ Strom @
03 November - Hamburg, DE @ Molotow @
05 November - Copenhagen, DK @ Pumpehuset ^
07 November – Barcelona, ES - Sala Bóveda %
08 November - Madrid, ES - Sala Independance %
09 November - Tenerife, ES - Cultural %
@ with support from Pom Pom Squad
# with support from NOBRO
^ with support from Poptones
% with support from Pinpilinpussies