PUP (album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = PUP

| type = studio

| artist = PUP

| cover = Cover art for the album 'PUP by the band 'PUP'.jpg

| alt =

| released = October 8, 2013

| recorded = Studio Mixart in Montreal, Quebec and Orange Lounge in Toronto, Ontario (additional recording)

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Punk rock
• hardcore punk{{cite web|title=PUP – PUP|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/pup-pup-150301|last=Lampiris|first=Steve|publisher=The Line of Best Fit|date=April 14, 2014|accessdate=September 28, 2016|quote=Yes, this is a hardcore (and post-hardcore) album. But, it's hardcore played with gleeful abandon. Songs like "Dark Days" and "Mabu" see the band trade in a portion of discord for dance-rock and churning power-pop, respectively.}}
• post-hardcore
• indie punk
• {{nowrap|pop punk}}

}}

| length = 34:24

| label = Royal Mountain

| producer = Dave Schiffman

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = The Dream Is Over

| next_year = 2016

}}

{{Album ratings

| MC = 83/100{{cite web|title=PUP by PUP|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/pup/pup|website=Metacritic|accessdate=September 28, 2016}}

| rev1 = Alternative Press

| rev1Score = Positive{{cite magazine|url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/pup_pup|title=PUP – PUP |last=Schreurs |first=Jerry |magazine=Alternative Press |date=April 4, 2014 |accessdate=October 2, 2016}}

| rev2 = Exclaim!

| rev2Score = 8/10{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/pup-pup|title=PUP PUP|publisher=exclaim.ca |date=October 7, 2013 |accessdate=June 12, 2016}}

| rev3 = Record Collector

| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|title= PUP – PUP|url=http://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/pup|accessdate=June 12, 2016 }}

| rev4 = DIY

| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|author= Tom Walters|url=https://diymag.com/archive/pup-pup/|title=PUP - PUP|publisher=diymag.com |date= April 6, 2014 |accessdate=June 12, 2016}}

| rev5 = The Line of Best Fit

| rev5Score = 8/10

| rev6 =Kerrang!

| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|title= 12 Apr 2014, p.53 |magazine=Kerrang! |date= April 12, 2014 }}

| rev7 = Consequence of Sound

| rev7Score = B{{cite web|title=PUP – PUP|last=Terry|first=Josh|url=https://consequence.net/2014/04/album-review-pup-pup/|date=April 7, 2014|accessdate=October 2, 2016|quote=They may be self-presented fuckups, but they’re sure as hell smart and know how to strike the balance between balls-out hardcore aggression and earworm pop punk.}}

| rev8 = NME

| rev8Score = 8/10{{cite web|title= PUP - PUP|website=NME |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/15208|date= April 4, 2014|accessdate=June 12, 2016 }}

}}

PUP is the debut album by Canadian punk rock band PUP. The album was recorded with the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Music Fund) and Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters. PUP was released on October 8, 2013{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/pup/694416865 |title=Pup by PUP |website=iTunes Canada |access-date=December 3, 2016}} through Royal Mountain Records in Canada and later re-released on April 8, 2014, through SideOneDummy Records.