PUP Share Final ‘Who Will Look After The Dogs?’ Preview

Ahead of the release of their new album, ‘Who Will Look After The Dogs?’, this Friday (May 2nd), PUP have shared one final preview in the form of ‘Olive Garden’.

It’s a sharp and heavy cut that is written from the point of view of young and naive Stefan Babcock, PUP‘s frontman. Named after the North American restaurant chain, with only 9 being in PUP‘s native Canada, the track began as an acoustic demo, before Babcock’s bandmates turned it into ‘Who Will Look After The Dogs?’ heaviest number.

“This is a very stupid, but also wonderful song. The band get all the credit for turning it into something really special. Zack (Mykula – drums) heard my cute little acoustic guitar demo and decided we should try and make it as heavy as possible,” Babcock reflects. “Which is objectively, a very annoying thing to suggest. But you know what, I’m glad I kept my stupid mouth shut, because it works. There’s a real magic in the way these sweet vocal melodies are bludgeoned by a wall of disgusting, grinding, detuned guitars. The whole song is kinda upsetting and uncomfortable but also, catchy and fun. And I don’t care what anyone says, ‘Olive Garden’ rhymes with ‘Grandma in a coffin’ – listen to this crap and tell me I’m wrong.”

‘Olive Garden’ is the fourth single to be shared from ‘Who Will Look After The Dogs?’, following ‘Paranoid’, ‘Hallways’, and ‘Get Dumber’.

‘Olive Garden’ by PUP Lyrics

Let’s meet at the Olive Garden
It’s been too long
Last time your Grandma was in a coffin
It was weird to talk

I’m still waiting here
Ever since you’ve gone
And after all these years
You still turn me on

You took me to church you asked me to pray
But my thoughts were too obscene
Like ‘don’t you Christians spend half of your days
On your knees already?’
Sorry for what I said
And what else should I say?
If you give me another chance
I’m probably gonna fuck it up anyway

As previously announced, PUP will be touring the UK in May. Support comes from Illuminati Hotties and Goo.