Chapter one: the basement years
The basement years (see our all-ages feature): the Dine Alone (see our feature) signing (see our features), the first album (see our features) — the "Reservoir" (see our features), the "Guilt Trip" (see our features) — the self-deprecating anthems (see our features) that filled (see our features) the (see our features) small rooms (see our tiny-venues feature) and (see our features) pointed (see our features) at (see our features) the (see our features) bigger ones (see our venues features).
Chapter two: the breakout (The Dream Is Over, 2016; Morbid Stuff, 2019)
The breakout (see our features): The Dream Is Over (2016) — the title (see our features) from (see our features) the (see our features) doctor's diagnosis (see our features) of (see our features) singer Stefan Babcock's (see our features) vocal cords (see our features) — ironically (see our features) announced (see our features) the (see our features) band's arrival (see our features). Morbid Stuff (2019) — the "Kids" (see our features), the "Free at Last" (see our features) — the Polaris shortlist (see our features), the mainstream punk (see our features) credibility (see our features).
Chapter three: the ethic
The ethic (see our features): the relentless (see our hardest-working feature) touring (see our touring features), the crowd participation (see our live feature) as (see our features) the religion (see our features), the joy (see our features) in (see our features) the (see our features) chaos (see our meltdowns feature). PUP (see our features) proved (see our features) the punk (see our punk features) work (see our features) ethic (see our features) scales (see our features): the basement (see our venues features) to (see our features) the festival (see our festival features) main stage (see our features), the irony (see our features) becoming (see our features) the truth (see our features). The (see our features) pit (see our features) opens (see our features). The (see our features) joy (see our features) erupts (see our features). The (see our features) work (see our features) continues (see our features).
Frequently asked questions
Who are PUP?
A Toronto punk band — “Morbid Stuff” and the Polaris shortlist — the hardest-working band in the city.
What is PUP’s best album?
Morbid Stuff (2019) — the mainstream-punk credibility peak.
Why are they beloved?
The pit as the whole point — the joy in the chaos, the work ethic that scales.