Artist You Blew It! Producer Fake Problems | Release date 24 April 2012 Label Topshelf Records | |
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Released 24 April 2012 (2012-04-24) Grow Up, Dude
(2012) Florida Doesn't Suck
(2013) Genres Emo, Indie rock, Math rock Similar Keep Doing What You, Abendrot, The Lack Long After, Whenever - If Ever, Weezer | ||
You blew it grow up dude
Grow Up, Dude is the debut studio album by Floridian emo band, You Blew It! The album was released through Topshelf Records on April 24, 2012. Released through Topshelf, it was the band's second release on Topshelf, and their first LP through Topshelf.
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Critical reception
Grow Up, Dude has received mostly positive reviews from music critics. Brandon Wall-Fudge of the Sanctuary Review gave a rave review of the album stating that the band "does do the quieter side with great poise, the band really show off some great talent in the more energetic cuts". Drew Beringer of AbsolutePunk praised the album for a nostalgic, but original vibe that the albums gives. Beringer stated that "what makes You Blew It! so endearing is just how real they are. There's nothing fake or insincere with them or this record, as it contains that DIY charm. The raw imperfection – the rough guitar chords, the casual off note – gives the record's twelve tracks a devil-may-care attitude that is at once relatable."
Despite the acclaim, Jason Schreurs of Alternative Press gave the album a more mixed review, stating that the album might have the charm mainly due to its low-budget, do-it-yourself attitude. Schreurs believes that "if (Grow Up, Dude) was polished with big production, it wouldn’t be nearly as endearing." Schreurs ended up giving the album three-and-a-half stars out of five.
Songs
1Grow Up - Dude0:51
2Pinball House2:38
3The One With David3:19