Grown Ups (band)
{{Short description|American emo band}}
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| origin = Chicago, Illinois and Furnessville, Indiana, United States
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| years_active = 2008–2011
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| current_members = * Jacob Bonham
- Doyle Martin
- Adam Sheets
- Andy Tokarski
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Grown Ups was an American emo band from Chicago, Illinois and Furnessville, Indiana.[http://topshelfrecords.org/tsr2/_pages/artist_grown_ups.php Grown Ups Bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701002216/http://www.topshelfrecords.org/tsr2/_pages/artist_grown_ups.php |date=2012-07-01 }} Topshelf Records.
History
Their sound combined Emo and Screamo with Indie rock, Math rock and Pop punk. They released one full-length album, More Songs, under the London, Britain-based Big Scary Monsters label, later re-released by American label, Topshelf Records.
They have toured Europe and the United Kingdom.[http://www.pluginmusic.com/news/article/grown-ups-tour-uk-europe-with-into-it-over-it Grown Ups Tour UK, Europe With Into It. Over It.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325113925/http://www.pluginmusic.com/news/article/grown-ups-tour-uk-europe-with-into-it-over-it |date=2012-03-25 }} Plugin Music. April 14, 2010
They released "Hand Holder" EP/7" on Doghouse Records in 2011.
Doyle Martin went on to form the band Cloakroom, as well as play guitar in the band Nothing.
Members
Discography
=Studio album=
- More Songs (Big Scary Monsters, Topshelf Records) (2010)[http://www.killyourstereo.com/reviews/429/grown-ups-more-songs/ More Songs Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616104530/http://www.killyourstereo.com/reviews/429/grown-ups-more-songs/ |date=2010-06-16 }}, Killyourstereo.com
=EPs=
- Songs (Kid Sister Everything) (2009)
- Handholder (Doghouse Records) (2011)
=Splits=
- Gotta Groove SXSW Promo 2011: Split with The Clippers, Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) (Count Your Lucky Stars, Topshelf Records) (2011)
- Split with Brighter Arrows, Raw Nerve, Cloud Mouth (2011)
References
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External links
- [http://www.topshelfrecords.org/tsr2/_pages/artist_grown_ups.php Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423194920/http://www.topshelfrecords.org/tsr2/_pages/artist_grown_ups.php |date=2011-04-23 }} on Top Shelf Records website
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721093727/http://www.bsmrocks.com/band_grownups.html Biography] on Big Scary Monsters Recording Company's website.
- {{discogs artist|Grown Ups }}
- [https://myspace.com/ihategrownups Grown Ups] on Myspace
Category:American emo musical groups