| Confidence Man | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 29, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | February 2008 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock Acoustic rock | |||
| Length | 39:54 | |||
| Label | Vagrant | |||
| Producer | Matt Pryor | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk.net | 87% [1] |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Silent Sound Waves | [3] |
Confidence Man is the first solo album by Matt Pryor, frontman for the New Amsterdams and Get Up Kids.
The album was written, produced, and recorded at Pryor's home studio in Lawrence, Kansas. [4] The first single off the album, entitled "Lorelai" was made available on Pryor's Myspace page. The album stemmed from Pryor's desire to write an album before he turned 30, to write and record an album by himself completely. [5]
All tracks are written by Matt Pryor.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Totally New Year" | 3:01 |
| 2. | "Loralai" | 1:44 |
| 3. | "Still, There's A Light" | 2:45 |
| 4. | "When The World Stops Turning" | 2:07 |
| 5. | "I'm Sorry Stephen" | 2:21 |
| 6. | "We'll Be Fine" | 2:02 |
| 7. | "Confidence Man" | 2:41 |
| 8. | "I Wouldn't Change A Thing" | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Only" | 2:03 |
| 10. | "Dear Lover" | 3:10 |
| 11. | "Lovers Who Have Lost Their Cause" | 2:56 |
| 12. | "Where Did I Go Wrong" | 2:58 |
| 13. | "On How Our Paths Differ" | 2:29 |
| 14. | "Who Do You Think You Are" | 3:31 |
| 15. | "It Ends Here" | 3:06 |
Something to Write Home About is the second studio album by American rock band the Get Up Kids, released on September 28, 1999, through Vagrant Records and the band's own label Heroes & Villains Records. Following the promotional tours for their debut album Four Minute Mile (1997), the band were in discussion with Mojo Records. During this period, James Dewees joined as the band's keyboardist. As negotiations with the label eventually stalled, they eventually went with Vagrant Records. They recorded their next album at Mad Hatter Studios in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, co-producing it with Chad Blinman and Alex Brahl. Described as an emo and pop-punk album, Something to Write Home About expands on the harder edge of its predecessor, with frontman Matt Pryor citing the works of the Foo Fighters, Jimmy Eat World and Wilco as influences.
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