PUP have announced their fifth album ‘Who Will Look After The Dogs?’ with new single ‘Hallways’

PUP have announced their fifth album ‘Who Will Look After The Dogs?’, set for release on 2nd May via Little Dipper / Rise Records.

The Toronto punk band have also shared new single ‘Hallways’, the first track to be taken from the upcoming record. The album was recorded in Los Angeles with producer John Congleton over three weeks.

“Within days of announcing our last album, coincidentally titled The Unraveling of PUPTHEBAND, my life unexpectedly imploded. I wrote the lyrics for ‘Hallways’ while all that was going on. It was a weird fucking week,” frontman Stefan Babcock explains.

“The title of our new record, Who Will Look After The Dogs?, is what I wrote at the top of the page, the very first thing written for this album. I think it’s devastating, but in a ‘holy shit this is overdramatic’ kinda way. At least in context of the line that comes before it. That’s what makes it funny to us. That overblown stuff we all say in our dark moments can be hilarious once you’ve cooled off a bit. I don’t know if anyone else thinks it’s funny, but sometimes you gotta laugh at yourself. It’s the only way out of the abyss. Trust me.”

The album features twelve tracks and was recorded with the band – completed by Nestor Chumak, Zack Mykula, and Steve Sladkowski – focusing on capturing their live energy in the studio.

The band will tour the UK and Europe in support of the album, with Illuminati Hotties supporting on all dates except Spain, and Goo joining the UK shows.

The dates in full read:

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7 XOYO Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
8 Project House, Leeds, UK
10 O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK
11 SWG3 (TV Studio), Glasgow, UK
12 Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
13 Marble Factory, Bristol, UK
15 Engine Rooms, Southampton, UK
16 O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, UK
18 Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
20 Club Volta, Cologne, Germany
21 Logo, Hamburg, Germany
22 Hole44, Berlin, Germany
23 Strom, Munich, Germany
25 Bellevilloise, Paris, France
27 Sala Mon, Madrid, Spain
28 Upload, Barcelona, Spain
29 Loco Club, València, Spain
30 Dabadaba, San Sebastian, Spain