PUP share Finn Wolfhard and 252 others covering their new song
PUP posed an interesting challenge to fans before releasing their latest single, “Free At Last.”
The band shared the lyrics and chords with fans on Twitter last month, urging them to cover the song in their own unique ways without even hearing it.
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Extending a challenge to all you FREAKS!!! We have a new song called “FREE AT LAST”. It’s not out yet. You don’t know what it sounds like. WRITE YOUR OWN VERSION using the chords / lyrics and follow the instructions attached! pic.twitter.com/VOSBEf99i4
— PUP (@puptheband) January 24, 2019
253 fans followed the instructions and took part, including one extremely familiar face.
Stranger Things star and Calpurnia frontman Finn Wolfhard not only made his own cover of PUP’s new single, but he was also one of the fans briefly featured in the “instructional” music video.
This isn’t the first time Wolfhard has been featured in a PUP video, appearing as lead singer Stefan Babcock in the music videos for “Guilt Trip” in 2014 and “Sleep In The Heat” in 2016.
Earlier this month, Wolfhard and Calpurnia portrayed a younger version of Weezer in the band’s “Take On Me” cover, so basically he’s the go-to for all of our flashback needs.
You can check out PUP’s video below, with Wolfhard making an appearance at the 55-second mark.
The 253 fan covers are also available on a convenient playlist the band put together, which you can check out here. Following the release of “Kids” earlier this month, this is the second single off the band’s upcoming album, Morbid Stuff, which drops April 5. You can preorder the record here.
PUP hit the road for the Morbid Stuff Tour-Pocalypse March 26, with tickets available here.
Dates:
03/26 – Calgary, AB @ Commonwealth
03/27 – Edmonton, AB @ Starlite
03/29 – Vancouver, BC @ Wise Hall
04/03 – London, ON @ Rum Runners
04/09 – Bristol, UK @ The Fleece % !
04/10 – London, UK @ The Garage % !
04/11 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club % !
04/12 – Glasgow, UK @ Cathouse % !
04/14 – Paris, FR @ La Boule Noire !
04/15 – Dunkirk, FR @ Les 4Ecluses !
04/16 – Brussels, BE @ AB Club !
04/18 – Berlin, DE @ Cassiopeia !
04/19 – Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang !
04/20 – Cologne, DE @ MTC Club !
04/21 – Amsterdam, NE @ Upstairs @ Paradiso !
04/25 – Boston, MA @ Royale # ^
04/26 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel # ^
04/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer # ^
04/30 – Pittsburgh, PA @ REX Theater $ ^
05/01 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom $ ^
05/03 – Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom $ ^
05/04 – Chicago, IL @ Metro $ ^
05/05 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe $ ^
05/06 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater $
05/08 – Dallas, TX @ Trees $ ^
05/09 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk $ ^
05/10 – Houston, TX @ Rockefeller’s $ ^
05/11 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks $ ^
05/13 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West $ ^
05/14 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle $ ^
05/15 – Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle $ ^
05/17 – Washington, DC @ The Black Cat $ ^
05/18 – Boston, MA @ Royale $ ^
05/21 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom $ ^
05/22 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts $ ^
05/23 – Chicago, IL @ Metro $ ^
06/07 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall #
06/08 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall #
06/19 – San Diego, CA @ The Irenic + ^
06/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom + ^
06/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom + ^
06/22 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore + ^
06/24 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom + ^
06/25 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox + ^
06/27 – Boise, ID @ The Olympic + ^
06/28 – Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue + ^
06/29 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre + ^
07/01 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf + ^
07/02 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom + ^
07/03 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory + ^
07/21 – Toronto, ON @ RBC Echo Beach ~
# with Diet Cig
^ with Ratboys
! with Milk Teeth
% with Gender Roles
$ with Casper Skulls
+ with Beach Bunny
~ with Twin Peaks & Charly Bliss
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