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The Dream Is Over
studio
ArtistPUP
CoverFront cover of 'The Dream Is Over' by 'PUP'.jpg
ReleasedMay 27, 2016
StudioUnion Sound Co., Lincoln County Social Club, Ta2 Sound and Music in Toronto, Ontario[1]
Genre
Length30:31
Label
ProducerDave Schiffman
Prev year2013
Next year2019

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]

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

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

PublicationAccoladeYearRank
StereogumThe 50 Best Albums of 20162016
22[10]
The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s2019
98[11]
NoiseyThe 100 Best Albums of 20162016
19[12]
The New York TimesThe Best Albums of 20162016
11[13]

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

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Top Album Sales (Billboard)[14]82

References

  1. ^ The Dream Is Over. SideOneDummy Records. May 27, 2016.
  2. ^ Feibel, Adam (May 25, 2016). "PUP: The Dream Is Over". Exclaim!. Archived January 16, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Lawrence, Alistair (June 4, 2016). "PUP: The Dream Is Over". Kerrang!
  4. ^ Johnson, Dale (December 16, 2016). "The Best Indie Rock Albums of 2016". OCWeekly.com. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  5. ^ Monger, Timothy. "The Dream Is Over – PUP". AllMusic. Archived January 16, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  6. ^ Cohen, Ian (June 12, 2016). "PUP: The Dream is Over". Pitchfork. Archived January 16, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  7. ^ "The best emo albums of 2016". The Daily Dot. Archived 6 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  8. ^ "PUP The Dream Is Over (2016)". AbsolutePunk.net. May 26, 2016. Archived May 27, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  9. ^ "PUP talk their "rowdy, noisy clusterfuck" of a new album, 'The Dream Is Over'". DIY. Archived 2016-06-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  10. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Stereogum. December 1, 2016. Archived December 3, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  11. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s". Stereogum. November 7, 2019. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  12. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of 2016 - Noisey". Noisey. Archived 2017-04-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  13. ^ Caramanica, Jon Pareles, Jon & Chinen, Nate (2016-12-07). "The Best Albums of 2016". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived 2016-12-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  14. ^ "PUP - Chart history". Billboard.com. Archived 10 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 July 2017.