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Something To Write Home About (CD)

By: The Get Up Kids (Artist)

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The Get Up Kids Artist Snapshot:

Midwestern emo-rock band the Get Up Kids formed in the mid-1990s. Relentless touring and a steady stream of punk-pop albums and EPs gained the group a devoted following, placing them at the front of the ever-growing emo pack. For 2002's eclectic ON A WIRE, however, the Kids perplexed many fans with a restless set of quirky (and sometimes surprisingly subdued) pop songs. Two years later, the Get Up Kids made a return to form with GUILT SHOW, but some of their experimental edge remained intact, proving that the band is one of the more dynamic emo acts.

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DISC 1 for Something To Write Home About (CD) Album By The Get Up Kids (Artist)
1   Holiday
2   Action & Action
3   Valentine
4   Red Letter Day
5   Out Of Reach
6   Ten Minutes
7   Company Dime, The
8   My Apology
9   I'm A Loner Dottie, A Rebel
10   Long Goodnight
11   Close To Home
12   I'll Catch You
 

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Review

Spin (12/99, p.220) - 6 out of 10 - "...peppy enough to make even a college sophomore feel old....buzzsaw guitars, plaintive vocals, and driving tempos - in fact they sound almost 'exactly like' Superchunk. Not a bad thing..."
Magnet (1-2/00, p.68) - "...the perfect blend of punk, raw energy and homespun pop sensibilities....with enough gusto to make the tornadoes of their home state [Kansas] seem like soft breezes....[It] will seep into your brain and you'll find yourself singing along to lyrics you won't forget."
CMJ (1/10/00, p.4) - Ranked #10 in CMJ's "Top 30 Editorial Picks [for 1999] - "...[an album] filled with strong songs built on infectious, driving melodies."
Melody Maker (4/11/00, p.48) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Another thrashy-guitar/harmonised-vocals US punk-pop band, but since when was that a bad thing?....[their] songs take precedence over their sneers....gorgeous..."
Mojo (Publisher) (5/00, p.89) - "...Quickly surpasses all expectation with a new-found sense of pace, cleaner pop accessibility and some unashamedly Noo Wave keyboards..."
NME (Magazine) (2/26/00, p.37) - 7 out of 10 - "...an opus of buzzing popcore, heartfelt vocals and confessions....Their hearts might be on their sleeves, but The Get Up Kids' tailoring is 'sumptuous'."

Title Note

Get Up Kids: Matt Pryor, Jim Suptic (vocals, guitar); James Dewees (vocals, keyboards); Rob Pope (bass); Ryan Pope (drums).

Recorded atMad Hatter Studios, Silverlake, California in June & July 1999.

SOMETHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT, the Get Up Kids' second full-length album, has all the elements of a perfect emo record--catchy pop hooks, revving guitars, and confessional lyrics about confusion, alienation, and loss. The angst and need at the center of this music lends SOMETHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT an aura of youthful naivete, but the Get Up Kids have the songcraft, focus, and sincerity to back it up, giving them the edge on many of their contemporaries.

The sweet yearning expressed in the near-ballad "Valentine," for example, is disarming, as is the introspective travelogue on the piano/acoustic-guitar duet "Out of Reach." But even when the Get Up Kids crank it up--which they do with convincing passion on cuts like "Ten Minutes" and "Holiday," the album's opener--their winning vulnerability shines through. "The Company Dime," with its Fender Rhodes piano and arpeggiated guitars, shows the Get Up Kids capable of spinning interesting textures, too, one of several pleasant surprises on this fine sophomore release.

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