Paul Cauthen "Book of Paul" 2025-08-15 shortly after the release of

shortly after the release of their sixth album Icky Thump

Celebrating 20 years of Show Your Bones

It’s also probably the best road-trip album of its generation and the signal of a rare talent’s arrival

The name PUP is said to be an acronym for Pathetic Use of Potential

Paul Cauthen "Book of Paul" 2025-08-15 shortly after the release ofWhether he knows it or not, every man lives by a code. And for country provocateur Paul Cauthen, that code is simple. Always bet on yourself. A singer songwriter with a well documented distaste for playing by anyone elses rules, the East Texas native spent two decades clawing his way through the country underground, embodying the independent spirit with a monolithic Big Velvet vocal. Fusing classic country grit, gospel power, and a rhinestoned rock