New album Get Up Kids front man Matthew Pryor. Worse for the Wear reintroduces a hearty and warm Americana album brewing with impeccable loving lyrics. Instrumentation has increased to a four piece since Para Toda Vida. Worse for the Wear is all about growing up, staying loyal to ones friends and knowing that there is a comfortable place one can call home Worse For The Wear gets by with a little help from Matt's friends, using brothers Robby and Ryan Pope along with renowned Midwest producer Ed Rose.

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Matthew Pryor has let the sun shine his way with his side band the New Amsterdams and he attempts to let out any sentimentality riddling his system. This sad-core singer/songwriter made lush indie rock poetry with his other band the Get Up Kids and his cheerless lyrics were raw and wounded, and hardcore was finally able to shed its callused rock skin. The New Amsterdams' debut Never You Mind placates the frustration in a wispy, folk beauty for surely Pryor has tried to outdo himself this t   [ read more ]

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The New Amsterdams' album Para Toda Vida picks up pretty much where their debut left off. The few differences include the fact that the band is much slimmer. In fact, it's pretty much just Matthew Pryor (the Get Up Kids). He performs ten songs in under 30 minutes on this album, including Tijuana Crime Scene and Kill Creek covers. Much of the material here is reminiscent of the first album with heartfelt, tender vocals, similar to an acoustic Get Up Kids album. If one enjoys {$the Get Up   [ read more ]

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Even while serving as frontman for trailblazing rock outift the Get Up kids, Matt Pryor found a way to release 3 excellent albums as The New Amsterdams. The most recent release, 2004's "Worse For The Wear", was not only his best selling, but also his most critically acclaimed. Well, The New Amsterdams is no longer a "him". With the addition of three full-time band members, The New Amsterdams are growing in more ways than one. The sound is more full, more lush, and more adventurous.

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