The 17-song odds-and-ends collection
Eudora
compiles all of
the Get Up Kids
' old 7"s, covers, compilation tracks, and out-of-print recordings. Some of these tracks haven't seen the light of day since
Sub Pop
released them through their brilliant singles club; others were on tribute albums and
indie
split 7"s with severely limited distribution. The cover songs by such diverse artists as
David Bowie
,
the Pixies
the Replacements
, and (gulp)
Moetley Cruee
are fun (particularly their energetic version of
the Cure
's
"Close to Me"
), and somehow still manage to be stamped with
the Kids
' trademark sound. As is often the case with career-spanning collections, it is interesting to hear the shift from their mid-'90s straight
punk-pop
to their more
indie rock
/
emo
sound. While the whole CD doesn't hold together as strongly as their actual releases, longtime fans will be overjoyed to have all of these songs in one place. ~ Zac Johnson