Problems is the sixth studio album by American rock band the Get Up Kids, their first full-length with Polyvinyl Records. It is their final release to feature keyboardist James Dewees before his departure in 2019.
After the band's self-released reunion album There Are Rules largely failed to find an audience, the members of the Get Up Kids took another short hiatus working non-music industry jobs,[1] interrupted only by brief weekend tours and one-off shows. While drinking at a bar before their performance at the 2017 When We Were Young festival, the band began to talk about recommitting to the Get Up Kids as a full-time pursuit.[1]
Problems was recorded at Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, Connecticut over 19 days in September 2018, reuniting with Peter Katis -- who mixed the band's divisive 2002 album On a Wire -- who produced alongside the band. It marked the first time the band had worked with Katis since he found mainstream success producing bands like Interpol and The National.
Additional recording was done by Greg Giorgio, Kurt Leon, Tim Walsh, Justin Hunt, and the band. Katis mixed the album, before Greg Calbi mastered it at Sterling Sound.[2]
Speaking of the album's themes in 2021, Matt Pryor said "There's always been a lot of reflection in our lyrics, this one in particular though is coming from a place of being reflective in your 40's and having a lot more knowledge of what works for you, and what doesn't work for you, and what your limitations are."[3] The band started to draw from different influences. Pryor "got really into XTC and finally started to understand Oasis, who the rest of the band adores but I never really got until recently."[4]
The feelings of being stuck, unhappy or full of self-doubt don’t go away when you get older — they evolve. They concentrate on more specific things. When you’re younger everything’s absolute. This person is good, and that person is bad. As you gain life experience you realize it’s significantly more complicated than that, but the feelings are still there. Essentially, it’s just as easy to feel like you’re lost in a sea of insanity when you’re 41 as it is when you’re 14.[5]
The album was largely well-reviewed, with critics hailing it as a return to form. Problems received positive reviews from critics noted at review aggregator Metacritic. It has a weighted average score of 79 out of 100, based on 6 reviews. Writing for Punknews.org, Julie River praised the album, calling The Problem is Me "one of the bounciest, catchiest pop songs that The Get Up Kids have ever put out," and favorably compares Your Ghost is Gone to the closing tracks of the band's first two albums.[9]Exclaim! was equally glowing, saying that "[Problems] sounds just as great as some of their older albums, reminding us why this band are (sic) still one of the greatest emo/alternative acts to come out of the '90s."[8]
Under the Radar was more mixed, with critic Adam Turner-Heffer writing that "Problems is an altogether solid enough and enjoyable listen, it merely fails to push beyond being an impression of the band’s former glories."[10]
^ abCohen, Ian (April 30, 2019). "The Get Up Kids And Their Adult Problems". Stereogum. from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
^ abcProblems (booklet). The Get Up Kids. Big Scary Monsters. 2019. BSM252CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Fred Herron (11 August 2021). "The Mental Journey - Spirituality Adventures Feat. Matt Pryor". website (Podcast). Spirituality Adventures. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
^"An Interview with Matthew Pryor of the Get up Kids". 17 December 2020.
^"Q&A: Matt Pryor of the Get up Kids haven't lost the punk spirit".
^"Problems by The Get Up Kids" – via www.metacritic.com.
^ ab"Problems - The Get Up Kids - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
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Problems is the sixth studio album by American rock band the Get Up Kids their first full length with Polyvinyl Records It is their final release to feature keyboardist James Dewees before his departure in 2019 ProblemsStudio album by The Get Up KidsReleasedMay 10 2019RecordedSeptember 2018StudioTarquin Bridgeport ConnecticutGenreAlternative rock indie rock emo pop punkLength38 51LabelPolyvinylProducerPeter KatisThe Get Up KidsThe Get Up Kids chronologyKicker 2018 Problems 2019 Singles from Problems Satellite Released March 7 2019 The Problem Is Me Released April 2 2019 Contents 1 Writing amp Production 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Chart performance 5 Personnel 6 ReferencesWriting amp Production EditAfter the band s self released reunion album There Are Rules largely failed to find an audience the members of the Get Up Kids took another short hiatus working non music industry jobs 1 interrupted only by brief weekend tours and one off shows While drinking at a bar before their performance at the 2017 When We Were Young festival the band began to talk about recommitting to the Get Up Kids as a full time pursuit 1 Problems was recorded at Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport Connecticut over 19 days in September 2018 reuniting with Peter Katis who mixed the band s divisive 2002 album On a Wire who produced alongside the band It marked the first time the band had worked with Katis since he found mainstream success producing bands like Interpol and The National Additional recording was done by Greg Giorgio Kurt Leon Tim Walsh Justin Hunt and the band Katis mixed the album before Greg Calbi mastered it at Sterling Sound 2 Speaking of the album s themes in 2021 Matt Pryor said There s always been a lot of reflection in our lyrics this one in particular though is coming from a place of being reflective in your 40 s and having a lot more knowledge of what works for you and what doesn t work for you and what your limitations are 3 The band started to draw from different influences Pryor got really into XTC and finally started to understand Oasis who the rest of the band adores but I never really got until recently 4 The feelings of being stuck unhappy or full of self doubt don t go away when you get older they evolve They concentrate on more specific things When you re younger everything s absolute This person is good and that person is bad As you gain life experience you realize it s significantly more complicated than that but the feelings are still there Essentially it s just as easy to feel like you re lost in a sea of insanity when you re 41 as it is when you re 14 5 Reception EditProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic79 100 6 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 7 Exclaim 8 Kerrang 7 Punknews org 9 Under the Radar 10 The album was largely well reviewed with critics hailing it as a return to form Problems received positive reviews from critics noted at review aggregator Metacritic It has a weighted average score of 79 out of 100 based on 6 reviews Writing for Punknews org Julie River praised the album calling The Problem is Me one of the bounciest catchiest pop songs that The Get Up Kids have ever put out and favorably compares Your Ghost is Gone to the closing tracks of the band s first two albums 9 Exclaim was equally glowing saying that Problems sounds just as great as some of their older albums reminding us why this band are sic still one of the greatest emo alternative acts to come out of the 90s 8 Under the Radar was more mixed with critic Adam Turner Heffer writing that Problems is an altogether solid enough and enjoyable listen it merely fails to push beyond being an impression of the band s former glories 10 Track listing EditAll songs written by the Get Up Kids 2 ProblemsNo TitleLength1 Satellite 2 552 The Problem Is Me 2 423 Salina 4 384 Now or Never 3 055 Lou Barlow 2 176 Fairweather Friends 3 247 Common Ground 4 058 Waking Up Alone 3 289 The Advocate 3 1210 Symphony of Silence 2 5611 Brakelines 2 2112 Your Ghost Is Gone 3 48Total length 38 51Chart performance EditChart Peak positionUS Top Vinyl Albums 10 11 Top Independent 11 11 Personnel EditPersonnel per booklet 2 The Get Up Kids Matt Pryor vocals guitar piano Jim Suptic vocals guitar Ryan Pope drums Rob Pope bass James Dewees keyboards vocalsAdditional musicians Kori Gardener additional vocals track 7 Production and design Peter Katis producer recording mixing The Get Up Kids producer additional recording Greg Giorgio additional recording Kurt Leon additional recording Tim Walsh additional recording Justin Hunt additional recording Greg Calbi mastering Pocket Studio Creative design Layout Rob Pope cover photo Lindsay Pope back photo The Springfield Science Museum flamingo dioramaReferences Edit a b Cohen Ian April 30 2019 The Get Up Kids And Their Adult Problems Stereogum Archived from the original on June 19 2022 Retrieved June 24 2022 a b c Problems booklet The Get Up Kids Big Scary Monsters 2019 BSM252CD a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Fred Herron 11 August 2021 The Mental Journey Spirituality Adventures Feat Matt Pryor website Podcast Spirituality Adventures Retrieved 18 June 2022 An Interview with Matthew Pryor of the Get up Kids 17 December 2020 Q amp A Matt Pryor of the Get up Kids haven t lost the punk spirit Problems by The Get Up Kids via www metacritic com a b Problems The Get Up Kids Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic a b The Get Up Kids Problems Exclaim a b The Get Up Kids Problems 2019 Punknews org a b The Get Up Kids Problems Under the Radar a b The Get Up Kids Chart History Billboard Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Problems album amp oldid 1129305518, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
