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PUP (band)
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&sq=&lang=en&file=File:PUP_at_Bogart%27s_-_PUP_(47954137017).jpg) PUP performing at Bogart's in 2019. From left to right: Steve Sladkowski, Stefan Babcock, Zack Mykula, and Nestor Chumak | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Topanga |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Website | puptheband |
PUP (abbreviation for Pathetic Use of Potential) is a Canadian punk rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario in 2010, originally under the name Topanga. PUP's debut album PUP was released on October 8, 2013, on Royal Mountain Records.[2] In December 2013, PUP signed with SideOneDummy Records and re-released their debut album in the United States on April 8, 2014.[3] The group was in the studio in late 2015 recording their second album The Dream Is Over which was released on May 27, 2016, through SideOneDummy.[4] The band's third album, titled Morbid Stuff, was released on April 5, 2019.[5][6] This Place Sucks Ass, a six-track EP, was released on October 27, 2020.[7] Their fourth album, The Unraveling of PUPTheBand, was released on April 1, 2022.
- ^ Rise Records (January 15, 2019). "It's our pleasure to welcome Canadian punk legends..." Facebook. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ Kennedy, David (August 22, 2013). "Check out Toronto Punk Band – PUP". Indie88. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ "SideOneDummy Records signs PUP". Propertyofzack.com. December 9, 2013. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ "PUP Announce 'The Dream Is Over' LP". Exclaim.ca. March 30, 2016. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ^ "PUP Announce New Album With Zine Mailed To Fans". Stereogum. January 12, 2019. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ "PUPs New Album Coming in April". chorus.fm. January 11, 2019. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ "PUP: This Place Sucks Ass EP". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
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