''This Place Sucks Ass'' is an EP released by Canadian punk rock band PUP on October 23, 2020. It was released under two labels: Little Dipper (the band's personal label), and Rise Records.

Development

''This Place Sucks Ass'' contains mostly recordings from the studio sessions of the band's previous album, ''

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''. 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.

Reception

The EP received generally favorable reviews. '' Pitchfork'' gave it a positive review, while

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calculated an overall score of 76/100 one week after the EP's release. UK rock music review website ''

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'' noted a lack of "vitality and vim" compared to ''

''. The EP received a

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nomination for

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at the

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"The Weeknd, JP Saxe, Jessie Reyez and Justin Bieber lead 2021 Juno Award nominations"

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, March 9, 2021.

Track listing

All songs are written by PUP, except Grandaddy cover "A.M. 180".

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

References

{{PUP band 2020 EPs PUP (band) albums Rise Records EPs