The Dream Is Over

2016 studio album by PUP From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Dream Is Over is the second album by Canadian punk rock band PUP, released on May 27, 2016, through Royal Mountain Records in Canada and SideOneDummy Records worldwide. The album was recorded with the financial support of Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters. The album title comes from the doctor of lead singer Stefan Babcock, after the doctor found out about a problem with Babcock's vocal cords.[9]

ReleasedMay 27, 2016
StudioUnion Sound Co., Lincoln County Social Club, Ta2 Sound and Music in Toronto, Ontario[1]
Genre
Length30:31
Quick facts Studio album by PUP, Released ...
The Dream Is Over
Studio album by
PUP
ReleasedMay 27, 2016
StudioUnion Sound Co., Lincoln County Social Club, Ta2 Sound and Music in Toronto, Ontario[1]
Genre
Length30:31
Label
ProducerDave Schiffman
PUP chronology
PUP
(2013)		 The Dream Is Over
(2016)		 Morbid Stuff
(2019)
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The song "DVP" was featured in the video game Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator. The band themselves also make a cameo in the game.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.0/10[10]
Metacritic82/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[5]
The A.V. ClubB+[12]
Consequence of SoundB[13]
DIYStarStarStarStar[14]
Exclaim!8/10[2]
Kerrang!4/5[3]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[15]
Pitchfork7.8/10[6]
Spectrum CultureStarStarStarStarHalf star[16]
Spin7/10[17]
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Exclaim!'s Adam Feibel gave the album a positive review, calling it "youthfully sassy and sarcastic in one breath and introspectively mature in another".[2]

Accolades

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Publication Accolade Year Rank
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2016 2016
22[18]
The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s 2019
98[19]
Noisey The 100 Best Albums of 2016 2016
19[20]
The New York Times The Best Albums of 2016 2016
11[21]
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Track listing

All tracks are written by PUP.

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No.TitleLength
1."If This Tour Doesn't Kill You, I Will"2:18
2."DVP"2:28
3."Doubts"3:00
4."Sleep in the Heat"3:21
5."The Coast"3:53
6."Old Wounds"2:19
7."My Life Is Over and I Couldn't Be Happier"2:26
8."Can't Win"3:07
9."Familiar Patterns"3:39
10."Pine Point"4:00
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Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]

PUP

  • Stefan Babcock – performance
  • Nestor Chumak – performance
  • Zack Mykula – performance
  • Steve Sladkowski – performance

Additional contributors

  • Dave Schiffman – production, recording, mixing
  • Alex Gamble – engineering assistance
  • John Dinsmore – engineering assistance
  • Masumi Kaneko – engineering assistance
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Christopher McKenney – cover image
  • Jessica Flynn – inside photo
  • Graham Wright – piano on "If This Tour Doesn't Kill You, I Will"

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[22]48
Top Album Sales (Billboard)[23] 82
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[24]12
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[25]13
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[26]1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[27]20
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[28]5
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