[1] The whole album was recorded solely by lead singer and guitarist Matt Bigland in a homemade studio in Bridlington between late 2009 and early 2010.

This meant whilst Matt was recording Growing Pains he had to bring in new members Harry Johns (bass) and Mike Shiels (drums).

Sure, there's more than a hint of the Cobain in the ragged guitars and slightly self-centred lyrical conceits, but rather than just aping Nirvana they instead share similar influences – particularly Pixies and Melvins – as well as update the mid-'90s college rock sound that Archers of Loaf, Guided By Voices and Built To Spill made their own.

It's great, rowdy fun, though, and nothing gets in the way of the tunes: Never That Together keeps teasing the listener with a brief lift from the Beatles' "Please Please Me", and former singles Mona Lisa, My Rock'n'Roll and Traynor should have been hits.

The review also lists 'Birds and Planes', 'Never That Together' and 'Maybe Its You' as favorites and says, "Dinosaur Pile-Up have huge potential and they are definitely ones to look out for in the future, but 'Growing Pains' is just a little too repetitive to make it more than just another alt-rock album.