The Get Up Kids
Problems
Release Date: May 10, 2019
Genre(s): Pop/Rock
Record label: Polyvinyl
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Album Review: Problems by The Get Up Kids
Very Good, Based on 2 Critics
Based on rating 7/10
The Get Up Kids' first full LP since they decided to get back together follows the same general template as the Kicker EP they issued in 2018. They decided to jump back into the angsty, noisy, energized sound they had in their prime, pairing Matthew Pryor's pleading vocals with a powerful guitars-drums-and-keys attack that stings when it hits. The lyrical concerns are often more adult-oriented -- focusing on parenthood, nostalgia, and missed connections -- but Pryor delivers them with an impassioned, almost desperate approach that helps them feel as important as anything they ever sang about.
Opinion: Fantastic
We all know that perfection is impossible. The true test of character is how you comeback from failure. How you bounce back and dust yourself off to take the same risk again in hopes that you get it right this time. That's exactly what Problems is for The Get Up Kids: the attempt to make a triumphant comeback from an abject failure, and The Get Up Kids manage to stick the landing.
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