Album Review PUP – PUP

I figured that because the new PUP album is being released on April 8^th in ‘Merica I’d toss up a little review of their FANTASTIC self titled album that came out a few months ago in Canadia.

PUP is one of those bands that can only really listened to at one volume: really loud. That being said, PUP is far from just noise. Lying under the pure punk aggression are great pop sensibilities and riffs. This is well shown on tracks like “Mabu,” with its awesome noodley high pitched screaming guitar riff nicely offset by tight drumming and a poppy bass riff. Nonetheless, PUP is truly awesome because of the passionate vocals. If you’ve read this blog before, you know how much I LOVE group sung lyrics, and PUP has mastered this. Every track is layered with awesome “woaahs” etc that just scream “we’re all here to party!”

The album rips along at a breakneck pace, but just as your neck is getting sore from trashing about to the first handful of songs, PUP slips in “Yukon,” a five minute, grimy, passionate, slow tempo head banger of a track. I love the great visual lyrics, the awesome guitar (what song this album isn’t awesome for that à see “Cul-de-Sac”), and the absolutely animalistic end to the song with some ridiculous drum fill action that approaches Kurt Dahle status (New Pornos, “The Bleeding Heart Show”). It’s an epic track from an equally epic album.

According to itunes, I’ve listened to this album 48 times. Just gonna end the review there. AMERICA YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT’S COMING! Go buy this album and see these guys live, you won’t regret it.

9.5/10

Favourite Tracks: "Yukon," "Factories," "Lionheart," "Cul de Sac," OKAY THE WHOLE ALBUM