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In Matt Pryor’s latest solo release, Memento Mori, “Mary” stands out for a multitude of reasons. One of the biggest, though, is that it’s the only fictional song on a very personal album. On Memento, Pryor remembers real people in his life who’ve passed away. Mary, however, is not among those people. Paging the Supernatural […]

Matt Pryor Memento Mori FILE UNDER: Heartfelt, stripped-down folk-rock ROCKS LIKE: David Bazan, Josh Berwanger, Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties WHAT'S DIFFERENT: Unlike Pryor's last proper solo studio album (2013's Wrist Slitter), Memento Mori eschews electric guitars and aggressive tempos. Instead, the record is full of stripped-down meditations on life and death, based around antique-sounding piano (“Stay,” “Is This Home?”), […]

Matt Pryor (the Get Up Kids, the New Amsterdams) and What's Eating Gilbert (Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory) have announced a handful of West Coast tour dates with support from the Josh Berwanger Band. Check out where they will be heading below. Pryor will be touring in support of his most recent solo release, Wrist Slitter, […]

Matt Pryor (the Get Up Kids, the New Amsterdams) released a music video for his latest solo single today on Brooklyn Vegan. The track—released last October—is called, “Kinda Go To Pieces” and is featured on Pryor’s latest solo album, Wrist Slitter, which is out now via Equal Vision/Roary Records. The video for “Kinda Go To Pieces,” […]

Matt Pryor (of The Get Up Kids and The New Amsterdams) recently stopped by Little Elephant studios in Toledo, Ohio to film acoustic performances of three songs. The first, “As If I Could Fall In Love With You Again,” appears on Pryor's 2012 sophomore solo album, May Day. The second, Wrist Slitter, is the title track from Pryor's […]

This Sunday, Max Bemis sent Say Anything fans’ brains abuzz when he sent out a string of tweets with the initials of the guest vocalists featured on the band’s upcoming album. Some weren’t too hard to figure out. (If you don't know that SDB is Bemis’ wife, Sherri DuPree-Bemis, then you might want to get out […]

Sometimes the rock world can get noisy, and we don’t just mean in decibels or fuzz. Often the signal-to-noise ratio is more noise than signal. But no worries; we read, listen to and watch everything so we can sort it for you. Here are some of our favorite new songs and videos of November 2013 […]

Matt Pryor Wrist Slitter Matt Pryor’s creative output throughout the past decade has been spotty at best—the New Amsterdams have been hit-and-miss, and his previous solo albums were enjoyable but reserved. Wrist Slitter is the first time the Get Up Kids frontman has really rocked since that band’s 1999 watershed Something To Write Home About, […]

Matt Pryor is streaming his latest single titled “Kinda Go To Pieces” on YouTube. Pryor's new solo album Wrist Slitter comes out November 11 on Equal Vision/Rory Records. It will follow his collaborative EP with James Dewees released on October 1. Track Listing: 1. The House Hears Everything 2. Kinda Go To Pieces 3. Wrist Slitter […]

Matt Pryor And James Dewees Matt Pryor And James Dewees EP Matt Pryor and James Dewees are no strangers to each other—in addition to being a touring/ancillary member of My Chemical Romance circa The Black Parade until their 2013 demise, Dewees has been playing keyboards in the Get Up Kids since 1999. Although the pair toured together […]

The Get Up Kids' frontman Matt Pryor announced last week that he would release his new solo full-length album, Wrist Slitter, Nov. 12 through Say Anything frontman Max Bemis's Rory Records, an imprint of Equal Vision. Additionally, Pryor announced a three-song EP in collaboration with Get Up Kids bandmate James Dewees, slated for release Oct. 1, also […]

The Get Up Kids' frontman Matt Pryor has announced both a new collaborative EP and solo full-length album, set to be released Oct. 1 and Nov. 12, respectively, on Say Anything frontman Max Bemis's Rory Records, an imprint of Equal Vision. Here are some announcements from Pryor: Very happy to announce that I've signed with […]

Say Anything frontman Max Bemis has announced a solo acoustic winter tour, which is also set to include Matt Pryor (of The Get Up Kids), Perma, Sherri DuPree-Bemis (Bemis' wife and member of Eisley), and Merriment. Perma, Bemis' side project with wife Sherri, recently announced their full-length debut, Two Of A Crime, due out Oct. 29 on Max's […]

James Dewees has announced via Twitter that the upcoming tour with Matt Pryor and Into It. Over It. will be canceled “due to medical reasons.” Read Dewees' tweets below: hi everybody! im sorry to have to announce that due to medical reasons @mattpryorsongs and i had to cancel the tour coming up next week — […]

Matt Pryor (of the Get Up Kids and the New Amsterdams) and James Dewees (formerly of the Get Up Kids and Reggie And The Full Effect) have announced a brief tour showcasing their solo work with select support from Into It. Over It. (who will also be performing alone). Head to the Pryor's official site […]

The Revival Tour have announced that Get Up Kids' Matt Pryor has been added to its 2013 lineup. The tour also features Chuck Ragan, Dave Hause, Toh Kay, Jay Malinowski, Tim McIlrath, Jenny O., Chuck Ragan, Rocky Votolato and Jenny Owen Youngs.  Dates, listed by their respective lineups follow. You can purchase tickets at the […]

Matt Pryor (of The Get Up Kids and The New Amsterdams) and James Dewees (formerly of The Get Up Kids and Reggie And The Full Effect) have announced a brief east coast tour showcasing their solo work with support from Into It. Over It.. “This is something we've talked about for a while,” says Pryor. […]

Matt Pryor (the Get Up Kids, the New Amsterdams) has released a series of acoustic videos in which he performs “Don't Let The Bastards Get You Down” from his new solo album May Day, as well as the Get Up Kids' “Better Half” and the New Amsterdams' “The Spoils Of The Spoiled.” Check them out below.

The New Amsterdams (feat. Matt Pryor of the Get Up Kids) have announced their first show in four years, scheduled for Mar. 23 at the Jackpot Music Hall in Lawrence, Kansas; Old Canes will support. Pryor had this to say about the show: “I've been wanting to do a New Ams gig with Old Canes for […]