PUP’S NEW SINGLE / VIDEO, “PARANOID”, OUT TODAY
WATCH / SHARE “PARANOID” HERE
BUY / STREAM “PARANOID” HERE
CANADIAN ARENA TOUR WITH SUM 41 KICKS OFF TOMORROW
“The Toronto band Pup has long made frenetic punk-pop with neat verse-chorus-bridge structures underlying Stefan Babcock’s raucously overwrought and fully self-aware lead vocals.” - New York Times
"PUP’s fourth album, ‘The Unraveling of PUPTheBand,’ finds the quartet completely removing any of the limits left on their music, pushing things as far as possible" - The New Yorker
“Hearts on their sleeves, the group captures the rage and frustration of human fallibility with crashing drums and infectious irreverence" - NPR Music
"all the catchy, fast-paced melodies, big singalongs, and ooh-oohs and whoa-oas that you could want in a PUP record" Exclaim!
"The new songs are boisterous, catchy, and meta while also earnestly wading through the nuances of depression in a manner often reserved for “confessional” indie rock…an instant mood-booster." - Pitchfork
“transmuting life’s frustrations into unhinged visceral joy” - Stereogum (Album of the Week)
“‘The Unraveling of PUPTHEBAND’...reinforces the message that it’s okay to be yourself, no matter who you are." - Vulture
"PUP’s winning recipe is 49% snark, 51% heart" - Bandcamp (Album of the Day)
"coming apart at the seams never sounded so good." Northern Transmissions
Photo Credit: Martyna Bannister // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES
Toronto punk heroes PUP— comprised of Stefan Babcock, Nestor Chumak, Zack Mykula, and Steve Sladkowski— released their fourth album, THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND, in 2022. The album earned PUP universal acclaim, countless Top 10 Billboard chart positions including #1 Heatseekers, Top New Artists Albums and Alternative New Artist Albums, and a slew of sold-out shows across the globe. They’re keeping it going with an arena tour with Sum 41 that kicks off tomorrow night, so to celebrate they return today with a new single. The explosive, John Congleton-produced track “Paranoid” is out now, and is PUP’s first new release in two years.
Babcock says of the new single: “My favourite part of this song is the breakdown 1:45 in. It's the heaviest moment in the song, Zack and Steve are going so hard, I'm yelling about all this sad stuff that's going on with me, and Nestor is just playing the melody from ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ on the bass. It cracks me up every time I hear it. So fucking funny. It's a very PUP moment."
WATCH / SHARE “PARANOID” HERE
BUY / STREAM “PARANOID” HERE
“Paranoid” is accompanied by an ingenious music video by long-time PUP collaborator Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux, who said: “What started out as a way to keep the bruising and heartbreaking lyrics to ‘Paranoid’ front and center turned into a little love letter for rock band merchandise and the unsung heroes who run the merch table. Special thanks to co-director Clem Hoeney and all the real PUP fans who came out and went so hard for a hundred takes!”
Can’t wait that long? Well, do we have a solution for you! Introducing MORE BAD STUFF - A PUPTHEBAND Substack. A reincarnation of the band’s zine series PUPTHEZINE, this substack will be an ongoing digital version or, as they like to call it, “PUPTHEBAND’S brand new digital hellscape.” They will use it to post unreleased songs, discuss writing process, play-through tracks, comics, old photos, live recordings, tour stories and more. The first two posts, featuring the original 4-song EP of pre-PUP band Topanga and some Built To Spill covers by Stefan, are out now.
TOUR DATES
01/10/25 - Victoria, BC @ Save On Foods Memorial Centre ^
01/11/25 - Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena ^
01/13/25 - Kelowna, BC @ Prospera Place ^
01/16/25 - Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome ^
01/17/25 - Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place ^
01/18/25 - Saskatoon, SK @ Sasktel Centre ^
01/20/25 - Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Place ^
01/23/25 - St. Catharines, ON @ Meridian Centre ^
01/24/25 - Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Centre ^
01/25/25 - Laval, QC @ Place Bell ^
01/27/25 - London, ON @ Budweiser Gardens ^
01/28/25 - Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena ^
01/30/25 - Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena ^
05/07/25 - Birmingham, UK @ XOYO Birmingham * %
05/08/25 - Leeds, UK @ Project House * %
05/10/25 - Manchester, UK @ O2 Ritz * %
05/11/25 - Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 (TV Studio) * %
05/12/25 - Newcastle, UK @ Newcastle University * %
05/13/25 - Bristol, UK @ Marble Factory * %
05/15/25 - Southampton, UK @ Engine Rooms * %
05/16/25 - London, UK @ O2 Forum Kentish Town * %
05/18/25 - Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg *
05/20/25 - Cologne, DE @ Club Volta *
05/21/25 - Hamburg, DE @ Logo *
05/22/25 - Berlin, DE @ Hole44 *
05/23/25 - Munich, DE @ Strom *
05/25/25 - Paris, FR @ Bellevilloise *
05/27/25 - Madrid, ES @ Sala Mon
05/28/25 - Barcelona, ES @ Upload
05/29/25 - València, ES @ Loco Club
05/30/25 - San Sebastian, ES @ Dabadaba
^ with Sum 41
* with Illuminati Hotties
% with Goo
