Problems is the sixth studio album by American rock band The Get Up Kids, their first full-length with Polyvinyl Records.
After the band's self-released reunion album There Are Rules largely failed to find an audience, the members of the Get Up Kids took another short hiatus working non-music industry jobs,[1] interrupted only by brief weekend tours and one-off shows.
While drinking at a bar before their performance at the 2017 When We Were Young festival, the band began to talk about recommitting to the Get Up Kids as a full-time pursuit.
was equally glowing, saying that "[Problems] sounds just as great as some of their older albums, reminding us why this band are (sic) still one of the greatest emo/alternative acts to come out of the '90s.
"[8] Under the Radar was more mixed, with critic Adam Turner-Heffer writing that "Problems is an altogether solid enough and enjoyable listen, it merely fails to push beyond being an impression of the band’s former glories.