- Source: The Unraveling of PUPTheBand
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. The album will be accompanied by the Canadian, American, and European tour PUP Returns. 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. 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. "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.
Their first show since the start of the pandemic took place on March 23, 2022, in Toronto.
The album was longlisted for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize.
Track listing
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
Peter Katis – production, recording, mixing
Greg Calbi – mastering
Greg Giorgio – recording
Kurt Leon – additional recording
Erik Paulson – assistant engineering
Jake Gray – assistant engineering
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
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- The Unraveling of PUPTheBand
- PUP (band)
- Habit (disambiguation)
- 2022 Polaris Music Prize
- List of 2022 albums
- This Place Sucks Ass
- 2022 in Canadian music
- Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year
- Juno Awards of 2023