This Place Sucks Ass is an EP released by Canadian punk rock band PUP on October 23, 2020.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

Reception

The EP received generally favorable reviews. Pitchfork gave it a positive review,[3] while Metacritic calculated an overall score of 76/100 one week after the EP's release.[1]

UK rock music review website Kerrang! noted a lack of "vitality and vim" compared to Morbid Stuff.[2]

The EP received a Juno Award nomination for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021.[4]

Track listing

All songs are written by PUP, except Grandaddy cover "A.M. 180".

No.TitleLength
1."Rot"3:21
2."Anaphylaxis"3:16
3."A.M. 180"3:04
4."Nothing Changes"3:26
5."Floodgates"3:02
6."Edmonton"1:10
Total length:17:19

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

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[5] 72
US Billboard 200[6] 198
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] 42
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[9] 24
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[10] 19
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[11] 37
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[12] 8

References

  1. ^ a b c "This Place Sucks Ass [EP] by PUP". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b Morton, Luke (October 23, 2020). "EP Review: PUP – This Place Sucks Ass". Kerrang!. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b Thomas, Peyton (October 27, 2020). "PUP: This Place Sucks Ass EP Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  4. ^ Holly Gordon, "The Weeknd, JP Saxe, Jessie Reyez and Justin Bieber lead 2021 Juno Award nominations". CBC Music, March 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Pup Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Pup Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "Pup Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "Pup Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "Pup Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  10. ^ "Pup Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  11. ^ "Pup Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  12. ^ "Pup Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
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