Pup two years ago received commercial success with the release of their
second album The Dream is Over. The album was recorded with the financial support of Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters. The album title comes from the doctor of lead singer Stefan Babcock, after the doctor found out about a problem with Babcock's vocal cords. The pop punk rock band make their way to the Heights this weekend at Rockefellers on Washington Avenue.
He contiues to tell amNewyork.com, that the band found it important to find a musical balance, as well as a mental one. “As much as it is dealing with some pretty heavy stuff from a lyrical perspective, one of the things we really get a lot of joy from is finding that juxtaposition where the music can be very energetic and fun.”
Last month Babcock told live music trade publication Pollstar.com, “The kind of music that PUP makes, there’s not a whole lot of paths to success. Our music isn’t synced in a lot of advertising or movies or anything like that. The way that we have managed to have some success and pay our bills is just by touring endlessly. For the past four or five years, we’ve been on the road almost nonstop.”