“Maybe you should say,” sings The Get Up Kids frontman Matt Pryor, on the band’s new single, “after all that we’ve been through/that there’s still more work to do.” It’s a proper statement of reemergence from one of the most enduring bands to emerge of the early-aughts rock club scene. Last week, the emo/pop-punk lynchpins announced a new partnership with lionized Illinois label Polyvinyl. Today, the Lawerence, Kansas-formed band officially announced their first release in 7 years, a high-octane EP titled Kicker. The first single, definitely titled “Maybe,” sounds like golden-era TGUK, with Pryor pushing his vocals to familiar heights. Taken a listen below.
The Get Up Kids also announced a U.S. tour through June and July–dates are below.
06/14 – Dallas, TX @ Trees #
06/15 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall (Downstairs) #
06/16 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk #
06/18 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom #
06/19 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah #
06/21 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory #
06/22 – Las Vegas, NV @ Backstage Bar & Billiards #
06/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour #
06/24 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s #
06/26 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos #
06/27 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge #
06/29 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall #
06/30 – Denver, CO @ The Oriental Theater #
07/11 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club $%
07/12 – Patchogue, NY @ Great South Bay Music Festival
07/13 – Jersey City, NJ @ White Eagle Hall $%
07/14 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts $%
07/15 – Washington, DC @ 9:30Club $%
07/17 – Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall $%
07/18 – Charleston, SC @ The Music Farm $%
07/19 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade – Hell $%
07/20 – Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge $%
07/21 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall $%
# w/ Casket Lottery $ w/ Racquet Club % w/ Ageist
Kicker hits the streets June 8 on Polyvinyl.
