Canadian punk band PUP shared a new video today for "Concrete," a one-year-in-the-making video from last year's Who Will Look After The Dogs? album.
“About a year ago, on our way to Australia, we decided to stop over in Vancouver, visit our pal Sterling, and shoot a video for ‘Concrete,’ one of our favourite songs off the last record,” Stefan Babcock of the band explains. “His concept was mental and ambitious. We did the shoot, and waited for the final product. It didn't come. Months passed and it seemed like it had disappeared into some technical abyss never to be seen again. Many days I searched the blackhole of my jetlagged memory and wondered if we'd ever even shot the thing. And then a year later, seemingly out of thin air, Sterling (and the video) surfaced. And we love it to death. It took Sterling and 13 designers and animators hundreds and hundreds of hours, physically creating thousands of individual frames, photographing them, animating. We’re fully aware that releasing a video for a song that’s already been out a year is a stupid thing to do. But we don’t care...We're proud to be a part of Sterling's vision and this mammoth project. I hope you like it as much as we do.”
They also buried the lede, as a new song called "If This Is It" also debuted this week (and is shared below).
PUP is on tour now -- in Manchester, UK tonight.
TOUR DATES
June 27 - Manchester, UK - Outbreak Fest
June 28 - London, UK - Crystal Palace Park $
June 30 - Paris, FR - Point Ephemere
July 2 - Werchter, BE - Rock Werchter
July 4 - London, UK - Signature Brew Blackhorse Road &
July 5 - Sheffield, UK - Foundry &
July 6 - Brighton, UK - Chalk &
July 8 & 9 - Cheltenham, UK - 2000trees Festival
August 23 - Toronto, ON - RBC Amphitheater %
September 19 - Chicago, IL - Riot Fest
October 4 - Santa Ana, CA - Neverender Festival
October 19 - Wilmington, DE - The Queen +
October 20 - Virginia Beach, VA - Elevation 27 +
October 21 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel +
October 23-25 - Gainesville, FL - FEST
October 26 - Birmingham, AL - The Saturn +
October 27 - Indianapolis, IN - Hi-Fi Annex +
October 28 - Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom +
October 29 - Nashville, TN - Eastside Bowl +
^ support from Gob
$ with The Offspring, Dropkick Murphys, Pennywise, Billy Talent, Destroy Boys
& support from Gen and The Degenerates
% Co-headline with Jimmy Eat World, support from Ratboys
+ support from NOBRO and PONY
