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| Origin | Chicago, Illinois and Furnessville, Indiana, United States |
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| Years active | 2008–2011 |
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Grown Ups was an American emo band from Chicago, Illinois and Furnessville, Indiana. [1]
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.
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