Grow Up (Desperate Journalist album)
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| Released | 24 March 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Post punk, indie rock | |||
| Length | 44:45 | |||
| Label | Fierce Panda | |||
| Producer | Desperate Journalist, Keith TOTP | |||
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| Singles from Grow Up | ||||
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Grow Up is the second album by London-based post punk band Desperate Journalist. It was released on 24 March 2017 on Fierce Panda Records. The first single, "Hollow", was released in October 2016. The second single, "Resolution", was released in January 2017 and has been playlisted on BBC Radio 6 Music.[1][2][3] "Be Kind" was released as the third single in March 2017, just prior to the album's release.[4] A fourth single, "Why Are You So Boring" was released in June 2017.[5]
The band's singer Jo Bevan describes the album as being about "figuring out what being an adult is supposed to mean". The cover is a photograph of Bevan "at the start of [her] (ongoing) phase of teenage angst".[2]
Reception[edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.8/10[7] |
| Metacritic | 79/100[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[8] |
| Q |   [9] |
| Record Collector | [10] |
| The Skinny | [11] |
Grow Up received positive reviews from critics upon release. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 79/100 based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Desperate Journalist
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hollow" | 5:44 |
| 2. | "Resolution" | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Be Kind" | 3:40 |
| 4. | "All Over" | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Purple" | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Why Are You So Boring?" | 2:35 |
| 7. | "Lacking in Your Love" | 5:13 |
| 8. | "Your Genius" | 4:10 |
| 9. | "I Try Not To" | 3:37 |
| 10. | "Oh Nina" | 4:21 |
| 11. | "Radiating" | 3:23 |
Personnel[edit]
Desperate Journalist
- Jo Bevan – vocals
- Robert Hardy – guitar, piano
- Simon Drowner – bass
- Caroline Helbert – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Production
- Desperate Journalist and Keith TOTP – production
- Jonny Solway – engineering
- Jonny Solway with Desperate Journalist – mixing
- Pete Maher – mastering
B-sides[edit]
From "Hollow"
- "Hollow" (Medium Wave remix)
From "Resolution"
- "Bruce" (lyrics Springsteen)
References[edit]
- ^ Roy, David (13 January 2017). "Noise Annoys: Desperate Journalist Grow Up". The Irish News. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ a b "WATCH: New Desperate Journalist Vid". 27 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ BBC Radio 6 Music [@BBC6Music] (17 January 2017). "New to the playlist - tracks from @boniver @TheRyanAdams @theflaminglips @petedoherty @DespJournalist and more http://bbc.in/2ixU0Rk" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Johnson, Laura (10 March 2017). "Desperate Journalist Stream New Single Be Kind". Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "DESPERATE JOURNALIST RELEASE NEW SINGLE ON JUNE 2ND". Fierce Panda. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Grow Up by Desperate Journalist Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Grow Up by Desperate Journalist reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ Brown, Paul (31 March 2017). "Album Review: Desperate Journalist - Grow Up". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ Price, Simon (March 2017). "Reviews: Desperate Journalist: Grow Up". Q Magazine.
- ^ Buscovic, Alix (April 2017). "Grow Up". Record Collector. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ Krail, Gary (3 March 2017). "Desperate Journalist – Grow Up". The Skinny.
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