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The Get Up Kids' second album, Something To Write Home About, is nearly as engaging as one of those old Sesame Street sketches featuring sock-puppet Martians and a ringing telephone. Sonically the band combines ragged Superchunk-style vocals with buzzing, hook-filled guitars and chiming, new-
The Get Up Kids' second album, Something To Write Home About, is nearly as engaging as one of those old Sesame Street sketches featuring sock-puppet Martians and a ringing telephone. Sonically the band combines ragged Superchunk-style vocals with buzzing, hook-filled guitars and chiming, new-wave keyboards. Lyrically, however, the Get Up Kids are pretty down, lamenting damaged relationships with lines like, "I'm seeing much clearer now/You're just a face that I've gotten over" ("Red Letter Day") and "It's like you're falling in love while I'm just falling apart" ("10 Minutes"). But however angry or dejected they might be, the Get Up Kids find something worth celebrating. Whether it's the energy of last night's heated argument or the bittersweet relief of severing ties, Something To Write Home About is all about getting up and moving on. --Jon Wiederhorn (Review copyright Amazon.co.uk)
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Track listing1. Holiday
2. Action and action
3. Valentine
4. Red letter day
5. My apology
6. Out of reach
7. Ten minutes
8. I'm a loner Dottie a rebel
9. Company dime
10. Long goodnight
11. Close to home
12. I'll catch you
13. Forgive and forget
14. Central standard time
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