The New Amsterdams is a Kansas City-based American alternative rock band featuring Matthew Pryor, formerly of The Get Up Kids. They debuted in 2000 (see 2000 in music) 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 (see 2001 in music) on Vagrant Records.
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