Grow Up (Svoy album)

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Grow Up
SvoyGrowUpAlbumCover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 22, 2011 (2011-06-22)
Genre Electronica, pop, alternative rock
Length33:30 (U.S.)
37:38 (Japan)
Label Sixteenth Republic Records (U.S.)
Thistime Records (Japan)
Producer Svoy
Svoy chronology
Automatons
(2009)
Grow Up
(2011)
Solved EP
(2012)
Alternative Cover
SvoyGrowUpJapanCover.jpg
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
TheCelebrityCafe.com (favorable) [1]
Skream! Magazine (favorable) [2]
FlakeRecords Magazine (favorable) [3]
FM Kento (favorable) [4]
Bounce Magazine (favorable) [5]

Grow Up is the third self-produced solo album by Svoy. It was released in Japan on June 22, 2011, on Thistime Records. U.S./International release followed on June 28, 2011, on Sixteenth Republic Records. In July 2011, it was announced that the album's opening track "Never Grow Up" was picked up for power rotation by Japan's FM Ishikawa 80.5 MHz [6] with the song debuting at No. 95 on the station's HOT 100 Chart and subsequently peaking at No. 63. [7] In the same month, it was announced that another track from the album, "Right Here, Right Now", was picked up for Hyper Power Play by Japan's FM Kento 76.5 MHz, [8] with an exclusive feature of "Grow Up" album cover artwork on FM Kento's internet home page. In November, 2011, Russian version of "Never Grow Up" entitled "Navsegda" was added by Moscow's major radio network 94.8 MHz RU.FM and remained in steady rotation until July 2013. Following its release, the album received international critical acclaim: New York City's TheCelebrityCafe.com described the album as "...A sonic adventure. Swooning. Emotive."; Tokyo's Skream! Magazine called it "...Superb. Sophisticated. Beautiful."; Tokyo's Bounce Magazine described it as "...Wispy. Poetic."; Osaka's Flake Records Magazine noted that the album is "...Beautiful. Exhilarating." and Niigata's 76.5 FM Kento gave the album "...High praise.".

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Never Grow Up"Svoy3:37
2."Right Here, Right Now"Svoy3:08
3."Help Me Remember"Svoy3:17
4."Everything You Want"Svoy3:52
5."Unpopular"Svoy2:47
6."Front Line (Telling You)"Svoy3:21
7."Something That's Not Yours"Svoy3:09
8."Appreciate"Svoy1:45
9."Crocodile Tears (Say Goodbye)"Svoy4:28
10."When I Think of You"Svoy4:03
Japan Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Exit Through You"Peter Gabriel, Joseph Arthur3:50

Personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabel
JapanJune 22, 2011 Thistime Records
United StatesJune 28, 2011 Sixteenth Republic Records

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References

  1. "TheCelebrityCafe.com review". Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
  2. Skream! Magazine review
  3. FlakeRecords Magazine review
  4. FM Kento review
  5. Bounce Magazine review
  6. "Svoy "Never Grow Up FM Ishikawa 80.5MHz Music Pickup".
  7. "Svoy "Never Grow Up" Debut on FM Ishikawa HOT 100 Chart".
  8. "Svoy "Right Here, Right Now" on FM Kento 76.5MHz". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-07-04.