This Place Sucks Ass
2020 EP by PUP
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This Place Sucks Ass is an EP released by Canadian punk rock band PUP on October 23, 2020.[1] It was released under two labels: Little Dipper (the band's personal label), and Rise Records.
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| Released | October 23, 2020[1] | |||
| Length | 17:19 | |||
| Label | Little Dipper / Rise | |||
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Development
This Place Sucks Ass contains mostly recordings from the studio sessions of the band's previous album, Morbid Stuff.[2]
According to Pitchfork, "this place sucks ass" is a sentence the band used to say as a joke while touring, to describe the places where they played.[3]
Reception
The EP received generally favorable reviews. Pitchfork gave it a positive review,[3] while Metacritic holds a score of 76/100.[1]
UK rock music review website Kerrang! noted a lack of "vitality and vim" compared to Morbid Stuff.[2]
Writing for Paste Magazine, Zach Schonfeld noted that the 17-minute EP compresses PUP's "infectious feel-bad energy" into five original tracks and a cover, assigning it a score of 7.8 out of 10.[4]
The EP received a Juno Award nomination for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021.[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by PUP (Stefan Babcock, Steve Sladkowski, Nestor Chumak and Zack Mykula) except "A.M. 180", written by Jason Lytle.
Personnel
PUP
- Stefan Babcock – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Steve Sladkowski – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Nestor Chumak – bass guitar, backing vocals, engineering
- Zack Mykula – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Production
- David Schiffman – production, engineering, mixing
- Spencer Sunshine – engineering
- Darren McGill – engineering
- Michael Gnocato – engineering
- Harry Hess – mastering
- Brandon Lepine – artwork
Charts
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[6] | 72 |
| US Billboard 200[7] | 198 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] | 3 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] | 42 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[10] | 24 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[11] | 19 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[12] | 37 |
| US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[13] | 8 |