The Unraveling of PUPTheBand explained
The Unraveling of PUPTheBand (stylized in all caps) is the fourth album by Canadian punk rock band PUP, released on April 1, 2022, through Rise Records and Little Dipper, the band's personal label.[4] The album will be accompanied by the Canadian, American, and European tour PUP Returns.[5] The album's cover artwork was illustrated by Jordan Speer.
Background
PUP released their third studio album, Morbid Stuff on April 5, 2019, via Little Dipper and Rise Records.[6] During the COVID-19 pandemic, all scheduled events were interrupted, and the band released the EP This Place Sucks Ass on October 23, 2020.
Single "Waiting/Kill Something" was released on November 9, 2021, with "Waiting" set to be the seventh track on the album. The band announced The Unraveling of PUPTheBand alongside the single release of "Robot Writes a Love Song" on January 18, 2022.[7] "Matilda" was released on March 1, 2022, one month before the album release. The album's fourth single, "Totally Fine", was released on March 22, 2022, along with a music video which showcases the band being put on trial.[8]
Their first show since the start of the pandemic took place on March 23, 2022, in Toronto.[9]
The album was longlisted for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize.[10]
Personnel
PUP
- Stefan Babcock – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Zack Mykula – drums, backing vocals, percussion
- Steve Sladkowski – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Nestor Chumak – bass, backing vocals
Technical
Additional musicians
- Thomas Bartlett – additional keyboards
- Peter Katis – additional keyboards
- Sarah Tudzin – additional vocals on "Relentless"
- Melanie Gail St-Pierre – additional vocals on "Totally Fine"
- Kathryn McCaughey – additional vocals on "Waiting"
- Erik Paulson – additional vocals on "Cutting Off the Corners" and "Grim Reaping"
- Marie Goudy – trumpet on "Four Chords" and "Grim Reaping"
- Paul Tarussov – trombone on "Grim Reaping"
- Colin Fisher – saxophone on "PUPTheBand Inc. Is Filing for Bankruptcy"
Charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Deville . Chris . Album Of The Week: PUP The Unraveling of PUPTheBand . . March 29, 2022 . 29 March 2022.
- Web site: Roseblade . Nick . PUP - THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND . . April 1, 2022 . March 29, 2022 . This feels like everything that punk should be in 2022. It’s honest, dark, funny, tragic, moving and incredibly catchy. This is PUP’s finest album to date..
- Web site: Sacher . Andrew . THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND – how PUP reinvented themselves in the most PUP way possible . . March 29, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
- Web site: Allie. Gregory. PUP Announce New Album 'The Unraveling of PUPTHEBAND'. Exclaim!. January 18, 2022. January 18, 2022. en-ca.
- Web site: 2022-03-01 . PUP Release 'Matilda' Off Upcoming Album . 2022-03-06 . . en-US.
- Web site: Punknews.org . PUP - Morbid Stuff . 2022-03-06 . punknews.org . March 26, 2019 . en.
- Web site: Punknews.org . PUP announce new album, share "Robot Writes A Love Song" video . 2022-03-06 . punknews.org . January 18, 2022 . en.
- Web site: 2022-03-22 . PUP Share New Track 'Totally Fine' . . en.
- puptheband . 1499453553416425480 . Toronto we're doing a lil warm up gig ahead of our tour. First show in 2 years, small crowd, bound to be a total trainwreck, you don't wanna miss it. . 2022-03-03 . 2022-03-31.
- Allie Gregory, "Here's the 2022 Polaris Music Prize Long List". Exclaim!, June 14, 2022.
- The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 11 April 2022. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1675. 6. April 11, 2022.
