The New Amsterdams

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The New Amsterdams

Origin	Lawrence, Kansas
Country	United States
Years active	2000 – Present
Genres	Acoustic Rock , Indie rock
Labels	Vagrant
Members	Matthew Pryor Dustin Kinsey Eric McCann Bill Belzer Jason Rich

The New Amsterdams (TNA) is a Lawrence, Kansas-based American indie rock band featuring Matthew Pryor, formerly of The Get Up Kids.

They debuted in 2000 with their debut full-length, Never You Mind, on Vagrant Records. This album seemed to have more of a rock and roll edge than their later albums. Their second album, Para Toda Vida, released in 2001 on Vagrant, showcased more country music influences than that of other albums.

The New Amsterdams released Worse for the Wear in 2003. On the album the band seems to display a balance between the rock and country influences from their first two albums as well as an exploration of creative production techniques, in contrast to the "raw" nature of the previous two releases.

In 2005, the album Killed or Cured was scrapped for release and converted into an online-only, downloadable EP (featuring only some of the original album's songs). The entire album has since been made available.

The band released their latest album Story Like a Scar, in March 2006. They have also announced that a reworked double disc of Killed or Cured will be available from April 10th 2007, one disc will be the original album which was released for free and the other side will be a reworking of the album.