PUP SHARES TWO NEW TRACKS “FOUR CHORDS” & “TOTALLY FINE”Β FROM UPCOMING LIVE LP
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES CONTINUE
Toronto punk heroes PUPβ comprised of Stefan Babcock, Nestor Chumak, Zack Mykula, and Steve Sladkowskiβ released their incredible, ambitious and aptly titled fourth album, THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND, earlier this year. The record earned 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. They recently announced a live EP out on October 12 entitled PUP Unravels Live In Front Of Everyone They Know, which features tracks off of the new album and was recorded across multiple shows in the bandβs hometown of Toronto earlier this year. Today they share two new songs off the EP, βFour Chordsβ and βTotally Fineβ.
“Weβve been starting most shows the same way as the record – with me playing β4 chordsβ on my own on my little microkorg, β says Stefan Babcock. βIt starts really quiet and everyone is staring at me and I always fuck it up and itβs great coz the show can only go up from there. I love going from a sloppy low keyΒ song to a tight loud ripper. Itβs the two extremes of PUP, and we like everyone to know what theyβre getting into when they put on a record or come to a show.”
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 Katisβ 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.
PRE-SAVE PUP UNRAVELS LIVE IN FRONT OF EVERYONE THEY KNOW HERE
Tour Dates
09/21/22 – Charlottesville, VA – The Jefferson Theater *
09/22/22 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live! *
09/23/22 – New Haven, CT – Toadβs Place *
09/24/22 – Providence, RI – FΓͺte Music Hall *
09/25/22 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground *
10/12/22 – Leeds, UK – Leeds Beckett Students’ Unionβ @#
10/13/22 – Manchester, UK – O2 Ritzβ @#
10/14/22 – London, UK – The Roundhouseβ @#
10/16/22 – Glasgow, UK – SWG3 Galvanizersβ @#
10/17/22 – Dublin, IE – Button Factory @#
10/19/22 – Brighton, UK – Chalkβ @#
10/20/22 – Bristol, UK – SWXβ @#
10/21/22 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Instituteβ @#
10/23/22 – Paris, FR – BackstageβBTM @
10/24/22 – Brussels, BE – Ancienne BelgiqueβBox @
10/25/22 – Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg Oude Zaal β@
10/26/22 – KΓΆln, DE – BΓΌrgerhaus Stollwerckβ@
10/28/22 – Berlin, DE – SO36β@
10/29/22 – Warsaw, PL – Hybrydy. Klubβ@
10/30/22 – Prague, CZ – Rock Cafeβ@
11/01/22 – Milan, IT – Bloomβ@
11/02/22 – Munich, DE – Stromβ@
11/03/22 – Hamburg, DE – Gruenspanβ@
11/05/22 – Copenhagen, DK – Pumpehusetβ^
11/07/22 – Barcelona, ES – Sala BΓ³veda %
11/08/22 – Madrid, ES – Sala Independance %
11/09/22 – Tenerife, ES – Cultural %
01/07/23 – Long Beach, CA – Long Beach Arena !
* with support from The OBGMs
@ with support from Pom Pom Squad
# with support from NOBRO
^ with support from Poptones
% with support from Pinpilinpussies
! with Joyce Manor, Jeff Rosenstock, and Slaughterhouse
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Credits: Ep Cover Photos By Vanessa Heins And Cover Design By Zack Mykula
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