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25th Anniversary Reissue of Something to Write Home About Due Out August 23 on Polyvinyl
Aug 08, 2024
By Marina Malin
The Get Up Kids recently announced the 25th anniversary reissue of their seminal album, Something to Write Home About. Today, they have released the first ever music video for “Ten Minutes,” a beloved track from their upcoming 25th anniversary reissue of Something to Write Home About, as well as the song’s demo. More
Due for Release on Digital August 23 and Physical September 20 via Polyvinyl; Listen to Demo Version of "Holiday" and Watch the Song's First Video
Jul 10, 2024
By Marina Malin
The Get Up Kids have announced the 25th anniversary reissue of their seminal album, Something to Write Home About. They have also shared a demo version of “Holiday” and the first ever music video for the song. More
Problems Out Now via Polyvinyl
Nov 13, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
The Get Up Kids released a new album, Problems, back in May via Polyvinyl. Now they have shared a funny video for the album’s “Lou Barlow” that actually stars its namesake, Lou Barlow himself. “I acted the shit out of that,” jokes Barlow in a press release statement about the video. More
Reflecting on the 20th Anniversary of the 1999 Albums by The Get Up Kids and The Promise Ring
Oct 04, 2019
By Ian King
September 28th, 1999, was a red letter day for the rock genre that back then still rejected its name or simply refused to acknowledge its own existence. That Tuesday saw the release of not just The Get Up Kids’ second album, Something to Write Home About, but also The Promise Ring’s third studio album, Very Emergency. More
HÆLOS and Clinic Are Runner-ups (Plus Stream New Albums from Mac DeMarco, Maps, The Get Up Kids, and More)
May 10, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Charly Bliss released a new album, Young Enough, today via Barsuk and it’s our Album of the Week. Find more info on the album below, as well as on two runner-ups that were almost our Album of the Week. Below that are streams of other notable albums released today. More
Problems Due Out This Friday via Polyvinyl
May 06, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
The Get Up Kids are releasing a new album, Problems, this Friday (May 10) via Polyvinyl. Now they have announced some new tour dates for this August and September, with Cloud Nothings supporting. More
Problems Due Out May 10 via Polyvinyl
Mar 07, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
The Get Up Kids have announced a new album, Problems, and shared a lyric video for its first single, “Satellite.” Problems is due out May 10 via Polyvinyl. Check out “Satellite” below, followed by the album’s tracklist and cover art, as well as the band’s upcoming tour dates, including their SXSW appearances. More
Kicker EP Due Out June 8 via Polyvinyl
Apr 05, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
The Get Up Kids have announced a new EP, Kicker, and shared a lyric video for its first single, “Maybe.” The four-song EP is due out June 8 via Polyvinyl and is the band’s first release in seven years (and also their first for Polyvinyl). The band have also announced some tour dates. More
Check Out “Girls and Boys”
Jul 20, 2011
By Margot Cooper Gruen
The Onion’s A.V. Club is doing a project called the Undercover Series. More
Oct 29, 2010
By Laura Studarus
The Get Up Kids (aka your high school crushes) are back January 25th with There Are Rules—their first full-length in seven years More
Reviews
May 13, 2019
By Adam Turner-Heffer
If you’ll excuse the pun, the problem with having an iconic, much beloved, genre-defining record in your back catalogue is that the weight of expectation to meet or better that record becomes too great. The Get Up Kids’ 1999 classic Something to Write Home About is one of these such examples. More
