Grown Ups (band) explained

Grown Ups
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Origin:	Chicago, Illinois and Furnessville, Indiana, United States
Years Active:	2008–2011
Current Members:	Jacob Bonham Doyle Martin Adam Sheets Andy Tokarski

Grown Ups was an American emo band from Chicago, Illinois and Furnessville, Indiana.^[1]

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.^[2]

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

• Jacob Bonham  - drums
• Jae Cope  - vocals, bass
• Doyle Martin  - vocals, guitar
• Adam Sheets  - electric guitar
• Andy Tokarski  - bass

Discography

Studio album

• More Songs (Big Scary Monsters, Topshelf Records) (2010)^[3]

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)

External links

• Biography on Top Shelf Records website
• Biography on Big Scary Monsters Recording Company's website.
  • Grown Ups on Myspace

Notes and References

1. http://topshelfrecords.org/tsr2/_pages/artist_grown_ups.php Grown Ups Bio
2. 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.
3. http://www.killyourstereo.com/reviews/429/grown-ups-more-songs/ More Songs Review