The Get Up Kids are celebrating 25 years of their iconic album Something to Write Home About with a deluxe reissue. This special edition drops digitally on August 23rd and physically on September 20th via Polyvinyl Record Co.
The remastered LP includes expanded music and artwork, plus a second LP with 12 rare or unreleased demos. To sweeten the deal, they’ve just released the first-ever music video for ‘Holiday‘ and its demo version.
“The biggest takeaway from watching this video is how young we were,” says Matt Pryor. “It’s like watching your parents’ home movies. Just babies. A lot of these are from a time when the record was finished but people hadn’t really heard it yet. We’d just spent a long, frustrating year trying to get it made and when it finally saw the light of day we just came out swinging.”
Jim Suptic adds, “When we set out to write Something to Write Home About, I never imagined all the places it would take us. From touring around the world to being on MTV’s 120 Minutes. When I listen back to these demos, it takes me right back to our practice space in Kansas City.”
To coincide with the reissue, The Get Up Kids are embarking on a North American tour, playing the album in its entirety. Kicking off on August 23rd in Dallas, TX, the tour includes three sold-out nights at LA’s Troubadour and wraps up at Las Vegas’ Best Friends Forever Fest.
Released in 1999, Something to Write Home About emerged when commercial rock, post-grunge, and nu-metal were dominating the airwaves. Despite not fitting the mainstream mould, the album, alongside others like Jimmy Eat World’s Clarity, helped shape the pop-leaning emo landscape of the new millennium.
The 2024 reissue features original tracks remastered by Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound and a collection of demos that offer a glimpse into the band’s creative process. Rob Pope notes, “When I hear those particular demos, it takes me right back to that rehearsal room.”
Don’t miss out on this nostalgic trip. The Get Up Kids’ Something to Write Home About (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) is available for pre-order now.
The Get Up Kids 2024 Tour Dates:
23/08 – Dallas, TX – Studio at The Factory #
24/08 – Austin, TX – Mohawk #
25/08 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger #
27/08 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile #
29/08 – San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park #
30/08 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour # [SOLD OUT]
31/08 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour # [SOLD OUT]
01/09 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour # [SOLD OUT]
03/09 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall # [SOLD OUT]
04/09 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall #
06/09 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory Spokane #
07/09 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall #
08/09 – Seattle, WA – Showbox #
10/09 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot #
11/09 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre #
13/09 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar # [SOLD OUT]
14/09 – Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck # [SOLD OUT]
15/09 – Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck #
24/09 – Columbus, OH – The Athenaeum Theatre #
25/09 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live #
27/09 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer # [SOLD OUT]
28/09 – New York, NY – Warsaw # [SOLD OUT]
29/09 – New York, NY – Warsaw #
01/10 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony # [SOLD OUT]
03/10 – Boston, MA – Big Night Live #
04/10 – Buffalo, NY – Electric City #
05/10 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall #
06/10 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall #
08/10 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave #
09/10 – Minneapolis, MN – Uptown Theatre #
10/10 – Chicago, IL – Metro #
11/10 – Chicago, IL – Metro #
13/10 – Las Vegas, NV – Best Friends Forever Festival
w/ Smoking Popes
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