The Dream Is Over

I really enjoy this album. It's a great little slab of pop punk. As much as I enjoy it though, I don't really think it's particularly essential of a listen.

Favourite songs: Sleep in the Heat, The Coast, Old Wounds, My Life is Over and I Couldn't Be Happier, DVP, Familiar Patterns, "If This Your Doesn't Kill You, I Will"

Least favourite songs: none. This is a fantastic album!

5/5

Another punk album a couple of days after the last. I find it a little hard to articulate why I didn't really gel with this one compared to Amyl and the Sniffers; I think the singer is less interesting, and it's a bit too poppy for the most part.

Punk as hell - my only gripe is it's too short!

They've changed a bit since "Common People."

Hell fucking YES!

I discovered PUP in 2014 when I saw them live in Toronto opening for AFI just 3 months after they released their debut album. They were still pretty much unknown outside of Toronto at that point. Even in Toronto they were barely known. I remember being blown away by their performance and had to look them up right away. After that show I became a huge fan. I've seen them 9 times now. They play in Toronto a lot so it makes it easy to watch them that many times.

Back in 2015 when I was a budding photographer, I reached out to Stefan (lead singer) to ask if I could take some concert photos for them, he responded, said yes, and added me to the media list! I photographed 2 of their shows at that time and they posted some of my shots on their Instagram page, which was super cool to see.

I'm so happy that they've found the success and recognition that they deserve in the wider punk/pop-punk community, especially since they're a local Toronto band.

This album fucking rips and it's so good, but it's actually my 3rd favourite of theirs. Their self titled album and Morbid Stuff edge this one out by just a hair. All 3 albums are honestly so good it's hard to compare. But this is the album where they gained wider recognition and acclaim so it definitely deserves to be the one for this list.

The transition from "If This Tour Doesn't Kill You, I Will" into "DVP" is perfection.

I love how they incorporate Toronto streets and locations into their lyrics. Every time I'm on the DVP or drive past Pine Point Park, I start shouting the lyrics to those songs.

I was really close to choosing a PUP album to add to this list, I really glad someone else did!