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Red Letter Day
Rock · 1999 · 3 tracks

Red Letter Day

The Get Up Kids

Driving guitars and strained, melodic vocals capturing the specific ache of suburban longing. The definitive bridge between basement punk and polished indie rock.

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The ultimate soundtrack for driving away from a town you're finally outgrowing.

A restless, heart-on-sleeve yearning that feels both triumphant and deeply lonely.

Red Letter Day · vs · The Get Up Kids
Autumn Walk+1.3σ

Autumn Walk saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 3 Tracks
01
One Year Later
3:05
02
Red Letter Day
2:58
05
Mass Pike
3:45
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive transition from the melodic intro of Mass Pike into its driving, desperate chorus
The way the vocals strain and nearly break during the bridge of One Year Later
The subtle, cheap-sounding keyboard melody that cuts through the thick guitar wall on the title track
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