The Get Up Kids - Problems - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Bonporti / Hargis / Ensemble Ouabache - Motets [COMPACT DISCS] date 06/23/1998

The Get Up Kids are a band that grew up in public. Since forming in Kansas City, MO in 1995, they've established themselves as a group whose music withstands trends and transcends the superficial in favor of something that stands the test of time. The four-song Kicker EP is the newest addition to their catalog of influential EPs (such as 1997's Woodson and 1999's Red Letter Day), as well as their first new since 2011's LP There Are Rules. While the band's early releases were written when the band members were entering their 20s, Kicker sees them in their 40s, and the songs show a perspective that can only be learned from experience.

New Songs For Old Problems comes hot on the heels of what was a massive 2018 for Middle Kids, including the May of their critically acclaimed album Lost Friends - an impressive debut which saw the band tour worldwide, earned them a slew of US late night TV appearances, and back home in Australia snagged an ARIA nomination, and the Triple J Album of the Year prize. The EP, recorded at Middle Kids' own studio in Sydney and produced by guitarist Tim Fitz, is about the colorful clash of pressures you experience when you are growing up, coming of age. An acknowledgement that life can be hard, but solace that we're all in this together. InchYou look around and realize everyone is fighting the same internal battle, everyone is just acting out their story and praying it won't end up a tragedy,Inch adds Fitz. Lead single InchReal Thing,Inch a soaring rock song mixed by the legendary Mike InchSpikeInch Stent (Madonna, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Muse) ruminates on the lifelong quest for meaning. The quiet, persistent voice constantly checking to see if you have truly found the thing you're looking for.