Bio

WE GROW UP are an Adelaide based four piece continuing the rich tradition of Australian indie-pop bands like The Lucksmiths, The Go-Betweens and Darren Hanlon.

In 2008 the band, led by songwriters Jonathan Mortimer and Anthony Golding, built on the promise of their raw, Triple J Unearthed winning debut album with ‘Night Kitchen’, an eclectic second album that mixed pristine melodies, rich instrumentation and darker lyrical themes with a broad scope that defied its humble home recording.

The album, released locally and then re-released nationally on Half A Cow Records, met with acclaim natiowide, with publications as varied as the Sydney Morning Herald, Time Off Magazine and Adelaide’s Rip It Up and dB Magazines singing its praises. It also earned more airplay around the country, with tracks like Celia and Office Christmas Party heard on Triple J’s Home & Hosed throughout 2008.

Their third album ‘Kids In Love’ - to be released in mid to late 2010 - continues the band’s knack for lush pop whilst showcasing an even greater level of finesse and cohesion, reaffirming the pedigree that has seen them play alongside Missy Higgins, The New Pornographers, The Seabellies, Institute Polaire, Cuthbert & The Nightwalkers and Sydney legends Sneeze.

New singles GOODNESS GRACIOUS! and THE FLOWERS coming soon.

Praise for Night Kitchen:

“Night Kitchen is so accomplished and well-crafted that it’s hard to believe it came from such a young group. God only knows what We Grow Up will be capable of in the future.” -Time Off Magazine

“The songsmithing on this record seems to me like a divine promise … Sure, Night Kitchen is great – but such a shit hot debut has to beg the question: What’s next? Here’s hoping it’s a long life together. - Rave Magazine

“The fact is ‘Night Kitchen’ is an astonishingly accomplished piece of work, and one that suggests that the band are on equal footing with some of the best songwriters in the country right now” - DB Magazine

“They always have a casual confidence in their ability to win you over with storytelling lyrics and the kind of warmth you get from having friends around a microphone in your living room” - Sydney Morning Herald

“Filled with atmospheric passages, fragile liturgies and surprising chord progressions, We Grow Up’s accomplished sound and production on Night Kitchen is an impressively creative calling card akin to Crowded House at their Together Alone peak.”. - Rip It Up Magazine

“There are so many great tracks on Night Kitchen. Even the more left-field ones, such as ‘Fingernails’, are incredibly beautiful songs. The band aren’t afraid to try something different with the arrangements and the whole thing comes across like a pop merry-go-round”. - Half A Cow Records

“It is rare to see such adventure so well executed on a debut, particularly when a band so obviously defies any tendency to-wards fad or fashion, rather following their own distinct muse.” - Alternative Media Group