Origin Kansas City, U.S. Genres Midwest emo，indie roc，kalternative rock，emo pop，pop-punk Years active 1995–2005, 2008–present The Get Up Kids are an American rock band from Kansas City. Formed in 1995, the band was a major act in the mid-1990s Midwest emo scene, otherwise known as the "second wave" of emo music. Their second album Something to Write Home About remains their most widely acclaimed album, and is considered to be one of the quintessential albums of the second-wave emo movement.[3] They are considered forefathers of the emo genre, and have been widely credited as being an influence, both by contemporaries Saves the Day and later bands such as Fall Out Boy, Taking Back Sunday and the Wonder Years. As they gained prominence, they began touring with bands such as Green Day and Weezer before becoming headliners themselves, eventually embarking on international tours of Japan and Europe.[4][5] They founded Heroes & Villains Records, an imprint of the successful indie rock label Vagrant Records. While the imprint was started to release albums by the Get Up Kids, it served as a launching pad for several side-projects such as the New Amsterdams and Reggie and the Full Effect.[6] The band departed heavily from their established style with the release of their 2002 album On a Wire, which saw the band take on a much more layered, alternative rock sound. Like many early emo bands, the Get Up Kids sought to dissociate themselves from the term "emo." Due to internal conflicts, the band broke up in 2005. Three years later, the band reunited to support the tenth anniversary re-release of Something to Write Home About, and soon afterward entered the studio to write new material.[7] In early 2010, the band released Simple Science, their first release in six years, followed in 2011 by the full-length There Are Rules. Their most recent studio album, The Get Up Kids是一支来自美国堪萨斯城的摇滚乐队，成立于1995年，在九十年代中期的中西部情绪摇滚界，即第二波情绪摇滚浪潮中享有盛名。乐队的第二张专辑《Something to Write Home About》是其最广受好评的作品，被誉为第二波情绪摇滚浪潮的经典唱片。他们被认为是情绪摇滚流派的先驱团体，影响了许多其他乐队。