PUP STREAMS UPCOMING ALBUM AHEAD OF RELEASE DATE
THE DREAM IS OVER OUT MAY 27 ON ROYAL MOUNTAIN RECORDS
MONTREAL AND TORONTO SHOWS SOLD OUT, HEADLINING US TOUR DATES BEGIN JUNE 1
STREAM THE DREAM IS OVER HERE VIA CBC FIRST PLAY
PRE-ORDER THE DREAM IS OVER HERE
"A glorious pile-up of emotional wreckage." - Pitchfork
“Rollicking, pop-tinged punk with serious bite.” - Rolling Stone
"A collection of music so grippingly alive [we] almost can’t believe it exists." - Stereogum
“One of the year’s most exciting rock records.” - The FADER
"The Dream Is Over laughs maniacally in the face at the idea of a sophomore slump." - Noisey
PHOTO CREDIT: VANESSA HEINS
This past February, Toronto’s PUP revealed the name of its new album – The Dream Is Over. They’re the exact words a doctor spoke to singer/guitarist Stefan Babcock upon discovering his vocal chords had suffered “pretty aggressive hemorrhaging.” Given that the band played over 450 shows in the last two years in support of its self-titled debut, it’s perhaps not surprising that it happened. But by announcing The Dream Is Over the way they did – onstage at a sold-out show in Brooklyn – PUP proved that the exact opposite is true. The Dream Is Over is visible, visceral proof that the dream is still very much alive. Set for release on May 27 via Royal Mountain Records, fans can stream the anticipated new album ahead of the release date courtesy of CBC Music’s First Play.
STREAM THE DREAM IS OVER HERE VIA CBC FIRST PLAY
PRE-ORDER THE DREAM IS OVER HERE
As for that self-aware, tongue-in-cheek album title? "It's a fuck you to that doctor who told me I may never sing again," explains singer/guitarist Stefan Babcock. "It's a fuck you directed at ourselves for every single moment we ever took for granted. And it's a shotty reminder that shit happens and expectations change but we're still doing what we wanna do. This is life. This is the fucking dream."
PUP will kick off headlining tour in June that takes them throughout North America and make a stop in Montreal today and next week in Toronto, both of which are already sold out. In fact, their upcoming shows in NYC, Boston, LA, and Chicago are already sold out as well. Rozwell Kid, Charly Bliss, and Royal Mountain Records label-mates PKEW PKEW PKEW will also be along for the ride. All tickets are on sale now.
Since the 2014 release of PUP’s self-titled debut, this ferocious four-piece has truly taken the world by storm. They were listed amongst Rolling Stone’s Breakout Rock Acts of 2014, named one of Kerrang’s 20 Hottest Bands In The World Right Now and garnered nominations for three JUNO Awards (Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards), including a 2016 Video Of The Year nod for “Dark Days,” and the Prism Prize (an award granted to the Best Canadian Music Videos of 2014). They’ve toured the world twice over, playing over 300 shows in the last two years.
WATCH AND SHARE “IF THIS TOUR DOESN’T KILL YOU, I WILL” HERE
PUP ON TOUR
May 19 - Montreal, QC - Turbohaus *SOLD OUT*
May 26 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre *SOLD OUT*
Jun 1 - Pontiac, MI - The Pike Room at Crofoot ~
Jun 2 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean ~
Jun 3 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry ~
Jun 6 - Seattle, WA - The Vera Project ~
Jun 7 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge ~
Jun 9 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop ~
Jun 10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo ~
Jun 11 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar ~
Jun 14 - Austin, TX - The Sidewinder ^
Jun 15 - Dallas, TX - Three Links ^
Jun 17 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade (Purgatory) ^
Jun 18 - Nashville, TN - The High Watt ^
Jun 21 - Washington, DC - DC9 ^
Jun 22 - Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA ^
Jun 23 - Allston, MA - Great Scott ^
Jun 25 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg ^
~ = with Rozwell Kid, Charly Bliss
^ = with Rozwell Kid, PKEW PKEW PKEW
