PUP have announced a new album, ‘Who Will Look After The Dogs?’ and released a new single, ‘Hallways’.
The band’s new single follows their recent single ‘Paranoid’ and finds frontman Stefan Babcock mourning a break-up – “The first night without you/I collapsed on the living room floor/What the hell am I gonna do if I can never see you anymore?”
Babcock also references the album’s title in the second verse – “I’m losing the will to keep dragging on/But I can’t die yеt ’cause who will look after the dog?”
The album, PUP’s fifth LP, will be released on May 2 via Little Dipper/Rise. It is the follow-up to 2022’s ‘The Unraveling of PUPTheBand’.
“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,” said Babcock. “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 was made over three weeks and produced by John Congleton (St. Vincent, Lana Del Rey, Wallows). It sees Babcock examine his personal relationships – romantic, with his bandmates and with himself.
The tracklist for ‘Who Will Look After the Dogs?’ is:
1. ‘No Hope’
2. ‘Olive Garden’
3. ‘Concrete’
4. ‘Get Dumber’
5. ‘Hunger For Death’
6. ‘Needed To Hear It’
7. ‘Paranoid’
8. ‘Falling Outta Love’
9. ‘Hallways’
10. ‘Cruel’
11. ‘Best Revenge’
12. ‘Shut Up’
In addition, PUP will be touring the UK and Europe around the time of the album.
The likes of Illuminati Hotties and Goo will serve as opening support on select dates. Check out a full list of dates below and visit here to purchase tickets.
PUP 2025 UK and European tour dates are:
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7 – Birmingham, UK, XOYO Birmingham
8 – Leeds, UK, Project House
10 – Manchester, UK, O2 Ritz
11 – Glasgow, UK, SWG3 (TV Studio)
12 – Newcastle, UK, Newcastle University
13 – Bristol, UK, Marble Factory
15 – Southampton, UK, Engine Rooms
16 – London, UK, O2 Forum Kentish Town
18 – Amsterdam, Netherlands, Melkweg
20 – Cologne, Germany, Club Volta
21 – Hamburg, Germany, Logo
22 – Berlin, Germany, Hole44
23 – Munich, Germany, Strom
25 – Paris, France, Bellevilloise
27 – Madrid, Spain, Sala Mon
28 – Barcelona, Spain, Upload
29 – València, Spain, Loco Club
30 – San Sebastian, Spain, Dabadaba
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