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On a Wire
Rock · 2002 · 12 tracks

On a Wire

The Get Up Kids

A quiet, acoustic-leaning pivot away from pop-punk. Sparse arrangements, upright pianos, and a weary, autumnal atmosphere define this mid-career shift.

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The Get Up Kids traded their distortion pedals for a piano and made a beautiful, quiet mess.

A weary, autumnal reflection that trades youthful urgency for a quiet, mid-western melancholy.

On a Wire · vs · The Get Up Kids
Gentle+2.2σ

The vocals lean far further into gentle than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Overdue
2:59
02
Stay Gone
3:04
03
Let the Reigns Go Loose
3:43
04
Fall From Grace
3:39
05
Grunge Pig
4:09
06
High as the Moon
3:27
07
All That I Know
3:21
08
Walking on a Wire
5:17
09
Wish You Were Here
3:32
10
Campfire Kansas
3:04
11
The Worst Idea
3:25
12
Hannah Hold On
3:48
Moments Worth Waiting For
The skeletal piano melody that opens Overdue, signaling a total departure from their punk roots.
The communal, campfire-singalong warmth of Campfire Kansas with its prominent harmonica.
The slow, five-minute build of Walking on a Wire that captures a heavy, atmospheric tension.
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