PUP Announce New LP ‘Morbid Stuff,’ Share New Single ‘Kids’

Candian punk rockers PUP have announced their third album, Morbid Stuff, out April 5 via their new label Little Dipper (via Rise Records/BMG). The band recorded the album with producer/mixer Dave Schiffman and it deals with vocalist Stephen Babcock’s battle with depression. Check out the artwork and tracklisting below.

PUP gives us a taste of the new record with the album’s lead single “Kids.” Babcock explains the song in a press release saying “‘Kids’ is a love song from one nihilistic depressive to another. It’s about what happens when you stumble across the only other person on the face of this godless, desolate planet that thinks everything is as twisted and as fucked up as you do. And thanks to them, the world starts to seem just a little less bleak. But only slightly — it’s still pretty fucked up to be honest.”

Check out the track below.

In support of the new album, PUP will launch their North American tour with Ratboy and Diet Cigs on alternate dates, in Boston, Massachusetts April 25. Shows wrap up July 3 in Santa Ana, California. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 18.

Pre-order your copy of Morbid Stuff here. Also available is “The PUP Morbid Stuff Annihilation Preparedness Kit.” This pack includes a CD or limited edition colored vinyl, a long-sleeved shirt, a backpack with patch, custom band-aids, a multi=tool, a waterproof container, and more. The extra limited edition comes with a full-sized inflatable lifeboat.

Artwork:

Pup Morbid stuff Album Cover Artwork

Tracklist:
01. Morbid Stuff
02. Kids
03. Free At Last
04. See You At Your Funeral
05. Scorpion Hill
06. Closure
07. Bloody Mary, Kate and Ashley
08. Sibling Rivalry
09. Full Blown Meltdown
10. Bare Hands
11. City

PUP 2019 Tour Dates:
03/26 – Calgary, AB @ Commonwealth
03/27 – Edmonton, AB @ Starlite
03/29 – Vancouver, BC @ Wise Hall
04/03 – London, ON @ Rum Runners
04/09 – Bristol, UK @ The Fleece
04/10 – London, UK @ The Garage
04/11 – Leeds, UK @ Community Room at Brudenell Social Club
04/12 – Glasgow, UK @ Cathouse
04/14 – Paris, FR @ La Boule Noire
04/15 – Dunkirk, FR @ Les 4Ecluses
04/16 – Brussels, BE @ AB Club
04/18 – Berlin, DE @ Cassiopeia
04/19 – Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang
04/20 – Cologne, DE @ MTC Club
04/21 – Amsterdam, NE @ Upstairs @ Paradiso
04/25 – Boston, MA @ Royale # ^
04/26 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel ^
04/29 – Philly, PA @ Union Transfer # ^
04/30 – Pittsburgh, PA @ REX Theater ^
05/01 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom ^
05/03 – Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom ^
05/04 – Chicago, IL @ Metro ^
05/05 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe ^
05/06 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
05/08 – Dallas, TX @ Trees ^
05/09 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk ^
05/10 – Houston, TX @ Rockefeller’s ^
05/11 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks ^
05/13 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West ^
05/14 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle ^
05/15 – Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle ^
05/17 – Washington, DC @ The Black Cat ^
06/07 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall # ^
06/19 – San Diego, CA @ The Irenic ^
06/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom ^
06/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom ^
06/22 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore ^
06/24 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge ^
06/25 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox ^
06/27 – Boise, ID @ The Olympic ^
06/28 – Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue ^
06/29 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre ^
07/01 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf ^
07/02 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar ^
07/03 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room ^

# = w/ Diet Cig
^ = w/ Ratboys

Ashley Perez Hollingsworth

Ashley Perez is a freelance music journalist based in Chicago. Her work has appeared on AXS, Chicago Innerview, New City, The Millions, and Illinois Entertainer. She also runs her own music blog at Radio Not Found. Some of her favorite bands include Nirvana, The Cure, Muse, Creeper, and Green Day.

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