PUP RELEASE FIRST SINGLE IN 2 YEARS ‘PARANOID’ OUT NOW
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 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.” Single 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 in to 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!” Later this year, the band will embark on a May 2025 UK/EU headline tour with support from Illuminati Hotties on all UK/EU dates (except for Spain).
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