The Sonic Risks of PUP and Rico Nasty
The punk rockers and rapper break all the rules on their new albums.
About the Artists
Rico Nasty backstage at Knitting Factory, 2018, and the Canadian punk rockers PUP, whose name stands for Pathetic Use of Potential.
New Album: Who Will Look After the Dogs?
PUP's fifth studio album is about relationships—the bad ones, those love affairs that curdle, and forms of dislike that develop when you know someone too well.
- PUP has always been forthright about their album themes, from The Dream Is Over to Morbid Stuff.
- The new album, Who Will Look After the Dogs?, follows this trend.
“Staring into the void now / You’re going down with the ship / You’re taking me with you / I don’t need to resist, it’s just what it is.”
Author's summary: PUP and Rico Nasty break rules with new albums.