Toronto punk heroes PUP – comprised of Stefan Babcock, Nestor Chumak, Zack Mykula, and Steve Sladkowski – 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 12th 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 band’s hometown of Toronto earlier this year. Today they share two new songs off the EP, ‘Four Chords’ and ‘Totally Fine.’
“We’ve been starting most shows the same way as the record – with me playing ‘4 chords’ on my own on my little microkorg,” says Stefan Babcock. “It starts really quiet and everyone is staring at me and I always fuck it up and it’s great coz the show can only go up from there. I love going from a sloppy low key song to a tight loud ripper. It’s the two extremes of PUP, and we like everyone to know what they’re getting into when they put on a record or come to a show.”
Man, the songs sound sick live, right? Good thing you can hear them in person at a show near you! See below European dates and get your tickets now, on sale HERE.
October 23rd – Backstage BTM – Paris, France
*with Pom Pom Squad
October 24th – Ancienne Belgique Box – Brussels, Belgium
*with Pom Pom Squad
October 25th – Melkweg – Amsterdam, Netherlands
*with Pom Pom Squad
October 26th – Bürgerhaus Stollwerck – Köln, Germany
*with Pom Pom Squad
October 28th – SO36 – Berlin, Germany
*with Pom Pom Squad
October 29th – Hybrydy Klub – Warsaw, Poland
*with Pom Pom Squad
October 30th – Rock Cafe – Prague, Czechia
*with Pom Pom Squad
November 1st – Bloom – Milan, Italy
*with Pom Pom Squad
November 2nd – Strom – Munich, Germany
*with Pom Pom Squad
November 3rd – Gruenspan – Hamburg, Germany
*with Pom Pom Squad
November 5th – Pumpehuset – Copenhagen, Denmark
*with Poptones
November 7th – Sala Bóveda – Barcelona, Spain
*with Pinpilinpussies
November 8th – Sala Independance – Madrid, Spain
*with Pinpilinpussies
November 9th – Cultural – Tenerife, Spain
*with Pinpilinpussies