Matt and Andrew's CD a Day project

Got this this morning at Best Buy (only $5.99 this week, kids!) and it appears the Kids are ready to rock again. Early impression? It's like Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with '80s keyboards added in. But I like it. At their core, the Get Up Kids are just good songwriters, and that's what counts. I don't know if it's a result of growing up in Kansas City (the heart of America's heartland) or what, but there's something very American about their music. Not to say it sounds country, or even Ryan Adams-style alt-country, but I couldn't see a British or Australian band turning out an album like this. If you can pinpoint it, post it on our messageboard (this means you, Ed).