341. The Get Up Kids - on a wire

341.TGUKonawire,
originally uploaded by jrd550.

This is the Kid's 'Wood/Water' if you will. Produced by Scott Litt (REM, Pixies and a world of others) - the emo here has been surgically removed and replaced with straight forward chords and vocals. It's still the GUK and the results aren't all that bad, just sometimes boring. But when the Kids are sweet, they are doing what they do best.

"if i told you, were you listening?
did you know this from the start?
do the dates match exactly?
your plan when we would part?
if i won't wait for another year
i guess you'll break my heart"

6.5 out of 10