Toronto’s PUP have had quite the year – and not in the miserable ways that seemed to plague the rest of us. Releasing their sophomore record The Dream Is Over back in May, the four best friends continued to do exactly what they’ve been doing from the start – tour, tour, tour. Having just sold out three consecutive nights at the Danforth Music Hall back home, Stefan, Nestor, Steve, and Zack are ready to rest up over the holidays.

We were fortunate enough to talk records with the bands lead guitarist Steve Sladkowski and powerhouse drummer Zack Mykula prior to their Vancouver show at the Cobalt back in November. The boys do it all over again, kicking off an overseas tour in Antwerpen, Belgium on January 23.

PUP on Records In My Life references the following albums:

Bat Out Of Hell – Meatloaf
Tommy – The Who
Under the Table and Dreaming – Dave Matthews Band
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot – Wilco
Happiness Is Not A Fish You Can Catch – Our Lady Peace
No Control – Bad Religion
Sticky Fingers – Rolling Stones
A Seat at the Table – Solange
Atrocity Exhibition – Danny Brown

PUP tour dates:
Jan 23 Muziekcentrum Trix Antwerpen, Belgium
Jan 25 Winston Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jan 26 Molotow Skybar Hamburg, Germany
Jan 27 Badehaus RAW-Gelände / Eingang Simon-Dach-Str. Berlin, Germany
Jan 28 Blue Shell Koln, Germany
Jan 29 Espace B Paris, France
Jan 31 Stylus Leeds, United Kingdom
Feb 01 Koko London, United Kingdom
Feb 03 O2 Institute Birmingham, United Kingdom
Feb 04 QMU Glasgow, United Kingdom
Feb 05 O2 Ritz Manchester, United Kingdom