This Place Sucks Ass
{{Infobox album
| name = This Place Sucks Ass
| type = EP
| artist = PUP
| cover = This Place Sucks Ass.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2020|10|23}}
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=17|s=19}}
| label = Little Dipper / Rise
| producer =
| prev_title = Morbid Stuff
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = The Unraveling of PUPTheBand
| next_year = 2022
}}
This Place Sucks Ass is an EP released by Canadian punk rock band PUP on October 23, 2020. It was released under two labels: Little Dipper (the band's personal label), and Rise Records.
Development
This Place Sucks Ass contains mostly recordings from the studio sessions of the band's previous album, Morbid Stuff.{{cite news |last1=Morton |first1=Luke |title=EP Review: PUP – This Place Sucks Ass |url=https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/ep-review-pup-this-place-sucks-ass/ |access-date=22 December 2020 |work=Kerrang! |date=October 23, 2020}}
According to Pitchfork, "this place sucks ass" is a sentence the band used to say as a joke while touring, to describe the places where they played.{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Peyton |title=PUP: This Place Sucks Ass EP Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pup-this-place-sucks-ass-ep/ |access-date=22 December 2020 |work=Pitchfork |date=October 27, 2020}}
Reception
The EP received generally favorable reviews. Pitchfork gave it a positive review, while Metacritic calculated an overall score of 76/100 one week after the EP's release.{{cite web |title=This Place Sucks Ass [EP] by PUP |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/this-place-sucks-ass-ep/pup |website=Metacritic |publisher=Red Ventures |access-date=22 December 2020}}
UK rock music review website Kerrang! noted a lack of "vitality and vim" compared to Morbid Stuff.
The EP received a Juno Award nomination for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021.Holly Gordon, [https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/the-weeknd-jp-saxe-jessie-reyez-and-justin-bieber-lead-2021-juno-award-nominations-1.5940551 "The Weeknd, JP Saxe, Jessie Reyez and Justin Bieber lead 2021 Juno Award nominations"]. CBC Music, March 9, 2021.
Track listing
All songs are written by PUP, except Grandaddy cover "A.M. 180".
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| length6 = {{Duration|m=1|s=10}}
| title6 = Edmonton
| title1 = Rot
| length5 = {{Duration|m=3|s=02}}
| title5 = Floodgates
| length4 = {{Duration|m=3|s=26}}
| title4 = Nothing Changes
| length3 = {{Duration|m=3|s=04}}
| title3 = A.M. 180
| length2 = {{Duration|m=3|s=16}}
| title2 = Anaphylaxis
| length1 = {{Duration|m=3|s=21}}
| total_length = {{Duration|m=17|s=19}}
}}
Personnel
PUP
- Stefan Babcock – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Steve Sladkowski – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Nestor Chumak – bass guitar, backing vocals, engineering
- Zack Mykula – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Production
- David Schiffman – production, engineering, mixing
- Spencer Sunshine – engineering
- Darren McGill – engineering
- Michael Gnocato – engineering
- Harry Hess – mastering
- Brandon Lepine – artwork
Charts
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! Chart (2020) ! Peak |
| {{Album chart|BillboardCanada|72|artist=Pup|access-date=February 21, 2021|rowheader=true}} |
| {{Album chart|Billboard200|198|artist=Pup|access-date=February 21, 2021|rowheader=true}} |
| {{Album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|3|artist=Pup|access-date=February 21, 2021|rowheader=true}} |
| {{Album chart|BillboardIndependent|42|artist=Pup|access-date=February 21, 2021|rowheader=true}} |
| {{Album chart|BillboardAlbumSales|24|artist=Pup|access-date=February 21, 2021|rowheader=true}} |
| {{Album chart|BillboardAlternative|19|artist=Pup|access-date=February 21, 2021|rowheader=true}} |
| {{Album chart|BillboardRock|37|artist=Pup|access-date=February 21, 2021|rowheader=true}} |
| {{Album chart|BillboardVinyl|8|artist=Pup|access-date=February 21, 2021|rowheader=true}} |
References
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