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Something to Write Home About
Rock · 1999 · 10 tracks

Something to Write Home About

The Get Up Kids

Driving guitars meet cheap-sounding keyboards in this definitive document of suburban longing. The record that turned Midwest emo into a polished, melodic powerhouse.

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The ultimate soundtrack for being young, heartbroken, and stuck in the suburbs.

A high-energy surge of suburban longing and bittersweet romanticism.

Something to Write Home About · vs · The Get Up Kids
High Energy+1.3σ

It runs notably hotter than this artist's baseline.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Holiday
3:29
02
Action & Action
4:06
03
Valentine
4:19
05
Out of Reach
3:47
07
The Company Dime
4:07
08
My Apology
3:24
09
I’m a Loner Dottie, a Rebel
3:09
10
Long Goodnight
4:50
11
Close to Home
3:51
12
I’ll Catch You
4:20
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive drum fill and synth line that kicks off Holiday
The way the vocals strain and break during the bridge of Action & Action
The sudden, fragile shift to piano and acoustic intimacy on I'll Catch You
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