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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 Abo ...

, an American rock 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

Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the List of United States cities by populat ...

, the band signed to

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and released their first EP, '' Woodson'', along with their debut full-length studio album ''

Four Minute Mile ''Four Minute Mile'' is the debut studio album by American rock band The Get Up Kids. Background The Get Up Kids evolved out of the breakup of Kingpin, which consisted of high school friends guitarist Jim Suptic, bassist Rob Pope and his brother ...

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

Vagrant Records Vagrant Records is an American record label based in California. It was founded in 1995 by Rich Egan and Jon Cohen. The label focuses on rock, but features artists in a variety of other genres including folk, soul, electronic, and pop. It is h ...

, where they recorded '' Red Letter Day'', their second EP, followed by their second album ''

Something to Write Home About ''Something to Write Home About'' is the second studio album by American rock band the Get Up Kids, released on September 28, 1999, through Vagrant Records and the band's own label Heroes & Villains Records. Following the promotional tours for t ...

''. 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 ''

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'', a compilation of

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s, covers and rarities in 2001. In 2002, they released their third studio album ''

On a Wire ''On a Wire'' is the third studio album by American rock band The Get Up Kids on Vagrant Records. Released three years after their breakout sophomore album '' Something to Write Home About'', ''On a Wire'' was a massive departure from the band's e ...

''. 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 ''Guilt Show'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band The Get Up Kids. It was released on Vagrant Records on March 2, 2004. Background The Get Up Kids released their third album '' On a Wire'' in May 2002 through independent label Vagra ...

'' 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''.

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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

emo Emo is a rock music genre characterized by emotional, often confessional lyrics. It emerged as a style of and hardcore punk from the Washington D.C. hardcore punk scene, where it was known as emotional hardcore or emocore and pioneered b ...

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 ...

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 Anniversary The Anniversary is an American band formed in Lawrence, Kansas, in 1997 by Josh Berwanger, James David, Christian Jankowski, Adrianne Verhoeven and Justin Roelofs. The Anniversary was the solidification of a line-up that had been in flux for a ...

and

Hot Rod Circuit Hot Rod Circuit (HRC) is an American emo band from Auburn, Alabama, established in 1997. History Early years The band was originally known as ''Antidote'' under which they released the album ''Mr. Glenboski'', which won the group the award of ...

. During that time, they often collaborated with other groups, putting out

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s on

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