The Get Up Kids are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their second album with a special edition release. Something to Write Home About (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) will be available online on August 23 and in stores on September 20 through Polyvinyl. They’ve also put out a fresh music video for “Holiday” and discovered an old demo of the same song, which you can see below.
Matt Pryor reflected on the past saying, “Watching this video is like seeing old home videos from when we were kids. It’s strange to think back to when we finished the album but no one had heard it yet. We spent a tough year making it, and once it was out, we gave it our all. I remember many shows vividly, especially at Fireside Bowl in Chicago—it felt like our second home. The young guys you see in these clips had no clue how much this album would change things for us or that we’d still be talking about it after 25 years.”
This new version of Something to Write Home About comes with a colorful 28-page booklet and a vinyl record featuring rare or never-before-heard demos. Starting on August 23rd, coinciding with its digital release, they’ll begin their North American tour where they’ll play the entire album live. This tour goes through autumn with Smoking Popes opening for them.
The band originally split up in 2005 but reunited three years later, continuing to perform since then. They released their comeback album in 2011 titled There Are Rules, followed by Problems in 2019.
I think it’s really cool how music can bring back so many memories.
Something to Write Home About (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition):
01 Holiday (Remastered 2024)
02 Action & Action (Remastered 2024)
03 Valentine (Remastered 2024)
04 Red Letter Day (Remastered 2024)
05 Out of Reach (Remastered 2024)
06 Ten Minutes (Remastered 2024)
07 The Company Dime (Remastered 2024)
08 My Apology (Remastered 2024)
09 I’m a Loner Dottie, a Rebel (Remastered 2024)
10 Long Goodnight (Remastered 2024)
11 Close to Home (Remastered 2024)
12 I’ll Catch You (Remastered 2024)
Demos:
13 One Year Later
14 Close to Home
15 Out of Reach
16 Holiday
17 Valentine
18 My Apology
19 Red Letter Day
20 Ten Minutes
21 Central Standard Time
22 Long Goodnight
23 The Company Dime
24 I’ll Catch You
