Photo Credit: Martyna Wisniewska
PUP have released a video for their brand new single Paranoid. Marking their first new music in two years, the single follows the band’s fourth album THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND.
“My favourite part of this song is the breakdown 1:45 in,” says Stefan Babcock. “Whenever we try and do a heavy breakdown with catchy vocals we end up sounding like the world’s worst melodic hardcore band. But somehow it worked on this song. I think because it’s so intense in that moment that it’s actually kind of funny and a bit hard to take seriously. There’s some humour in that and how it plays against what I’m yelling about in a way I really like. Plus Nestor plays the melody from The Lion Sleeps Tonight on the bass at the heaviest moment in the song which really cracks me up every time I hear it.”
Like what you hear? You can stream or purchase Paranoid HERE.
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See PUP live at one of the following dates:
January 2025
Sat 11th – VANCOUVER, BC – Rogers Arena
Mon 13th – KELOWNA, BC – Prospera Place
Thu 16th – CALGARY, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
Fri 17th – EDMONTON, AB – Rogers Place
Sat 18th – SASKATOON, SK – Sasktel Centre
Mon 20th – WINNIPEG, MB – Canada Life Place
Thu 23rd – ST CATHARINES, ON – Meridian Centre
Fri 24th – OTTAWA, ON – Canadian Tire Centre
Sat 25th – LAVAL, QC – Place Bell
Mon 27th – LONDON, ON – Budweiser Gardens
Tue 28th – TORONTO, ON – Scotiabank Arena
Thu 30th – TORONTO, ON – Scotiabank Arena
May 2025
Wed 7th – BIRMINGHAM, UK – XOYO*
Thu 8th – LEEDS, UK – Project House*
Sat 10th – MANCHESTER, UK – O2 Ritz*
Sun 11th – GLASGOW, UK – SWG3 (TV Studio)*
Mon 12th – NEWCASTLE, UK – Newcastle University*
Tue 13th – BRISTOL, UK – Marble Factory*
Thu 15th – SOUTHAMPTON, UK – Engine Rooms*
Fri 16th – LONDON, UK – O2 Forum Kentish Town*
Sun 18th – AMSTERDAM, NL – Melkweg^
Tue 20th – COLOGNE, DE – Club Volta^
Wed 21st – HAMBURG, DE – Logo^
Thu 22nd – BERLIN, DE – Hole44^
Fri 23rd – MUNICH, DE – Strom^
Sun 25th – PARIS, FR – Bellevilloise^
Tue 27th – MADRID, ES – Sala Mon~
Wed 28th – BARCELONA, ES – Upload~
Thu 29th – VALENCIA, ES – Loco Club~
Fri 30th – SAN SEBASTIAN, ES – Dabadaba??????~
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