The discography of

The Get Up Kids The Get Up Kids are an American rock band from Olathe, Kansas. Formed in 1995, the band was a major player in the mid-1990s Midwest emo scene, otherwise known as the " second wave" of emo music. Their second album ''Something to Write Home About' ...

, an American

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band that formed in 1995, consists of six

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s, five

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, one

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and seven

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s. Shortly after forming in their hometown of

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, the band signed to Doghouse Records and released their first EP, '' Woodson'', along with their debut full-length studio album ''

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'' (1997). After the success of their first album, the band was picked up by then-underground label

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, where they recorded ''

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'', their second EP, followed by their second album '' Something to Write Home About''. The album was a massive success, selling 134,000 copies in its first three years of release in the US. They supported the album for three years with tours and two singles; " Ten Minutes" and " Action & Action". In order to capitalize on the success of the album, Vagrant released '' Eudora'', a compilation of

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s, covers and rarities in 2001. In 2002, they released their third studio album '' On a Wire''. The album was a large departure from their previous sound, and was considered a commercial failure. In 2004, they released their fourth album '' Guilt Show'' to better critical reception. A year later, they released ''Live! @ The Granada Theater'', the band's first and only live album. Later that year, the band broke up after one final tour. However, in 2008 the band reunited, and announced a reunion tour for 2009 to coincide with a tenth-anniversary re-release of ''Something to Write Home About''.

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

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Extended plays

Split extended plays

The Get Up Kids are widely considered to be one of the more prominent groups to take part in the second-wave

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movement that took place in the mid-1990s. In their early years, they toured with such influential emo bands as

Jimmy Eat World Jimmy Eat World is an American rock band formed in 1993 in Mesa, Arizona. The band is composed of lead vocalist and lead guitarist Jim Adkins, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch, and drummer Zach Lind. They h ...

The Promise Ring The Promise Ring was an American rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that is recognized as part of the second wave of emo. Among various other EPs and singles, the band released four studio albums during their initial run: '' 30° Everywhere'' ...

and

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, later touring with such groups as

Superchunk Superchunk is an American indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, consisting of singer-guitarist Mac McCaughan, guitarist Jim Wilbur, bassist Laura Ballance, and drummer Jon Wurster. Formed in 1989, they were one of the ...

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and Hot Rod Circuit. During that time, they often collaborated with other groups, putting out split EPs on

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Singles

Music videos

Other appearances

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