PUP‘s new album, Who Will Look After the Dogs, is out May 2 and they’ve just shared “Get Dumber,” which has singer Stefan Babcock sharing lead vocals with Jeff Rosenstock.
“I wrote ‘Get Dumber’ in Jeff’s basement,” Babcock says. “I was house-sitting for him while he was on tour. I recorded the first demo for it on his guitar using his mics and his computer. Maybe because the ghost of Jeff was in the room with me, I always imagined our voices on this song together, so I was very happy when he agreed to sing on it.”
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Babcock adds: “We recorded the vocals together, in the same room, facing each other. What that means is we both had to nail it at the same time because we couldn’t really cut between takes. On the first take, he forgot a line in the second verse and said, ‘Ahhhhhh, lyrics’ instead. I couldn’t finish the take because I was laughing too hard. Anyway, he practiced singing the correct lyrics, but then we decided those lyrics kinda sucked and he should just stick to ‘ahhhh lyrics’ because it’s funny and the song is called ‘Get Dumber.’ We nailed it on the second take.” Watch the video below.
If you like PUP and Rosenstock together here, you’ll like them on their just-announced co-headlining fall tour which will feature Ekko Astral in the opening slot. Dates are below.
PUP 2025 tour dates
05/07/25 – Birmingham, UK @ XOYO Birmingham*&
05/08/25 – Leeds, UK @ Project House*&
05/10/25 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Ritz*&
05/11/25 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 (TV Studio)*&
05/12/25 – Newcastle, UK @ Newcastle University*&
05/13/25 – Bristol, UK @ Marble Factory*&
05/15/25 – Southampton, UK @ Engine Rooms*&
05/16/25 – London, UK @ O2 Forum Kentish Town*&
05/18/25 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg*
05/20/25 – Cologne, DE @ Club Volta*
05/21/25 – Hamburg, DE @ Logo*
05/22/25 – Berlin, DE @ Hole44*
05/23/25 – Munich, DE @ Strom*
05/25/25 – Paris, FR @ Bellevilloise*
05/27/25 – Madrid, ES @ Sala Mon
05/28/25 – Barcelona, ES @ Upload
05/29/25 – València, ES @ Loco Club
05/30/25 – San Sebastian, ES @ Dabadaba
8/5/25 – Auckland, NZ @ Tuning Fork
8/6/25 – Wellington, NZ @ San Fran
8/8/25 – Brisbane, QLD @ Princess Theatre
8/9/25 – Sydney, NSW @ Metro Theatre
8/10/25 – Melbourne, VIC @ Northcote Theatre
8/12/25 – Adelaide, SA @ Hindley St. Music Hall
8/14/25 – Perth, WA @ Magnet House
9/3/25 – Minneapolis, MN @ Palace Theatre ^
9/4/25 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee ^
9/5/25 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed^
9/6/25 – Detroit, MI @ Russell Industrial Center ^
9/8/25 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE ^
9/9/25 – Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live! ^
9/10/25 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre ^
9/12/25 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem ^
9/13/25 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount ^
9/15/25 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner ^
9/17/25 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia ^
9/19/25 – Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz ^
9/20/25 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte ^
9/22/25 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern ^
9/24/25 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall ^
9/25/25 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues Dallas ^
9/26/25 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger ^
9/27/25 – Austin, TX @ Radio East ^
9/30/25 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren ^
10/1/25 – San Diego, CA @ The Sound ^
10/2/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium ^
10/4/25 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater ^
10/6/25 – Portland, OR @ McMenamins Crystal Ballroom ^
10/7/25 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo ^
10/9/25 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Rockwell at The Complex ^
10/11/25 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom ^
* support from Illuminati Hotties
& support from Goo
^ co-headline with Jeff Rosenstock, support from Ekko Astral