Growing Pains is a heavy pop band from Portland, Oregon. The band formed in 2016, when they met at a Portland after school music program. The members bonded over their adoration for early 2000s pop punk and emo, spending hours perfecting covers of their favorite songs before tackling their own material. The group soon made rounds through the Portland DIY circuit, playing scene staples such as Blackwater and Fail House. After releasing their debut album Heaven Spots, the band temporarily relocated to Eugene, where they wrote their next project. Leaving their pop-punk influences at home, the group took influence from the frenzied side of indie rock—choosing to channel the chaotic arrangements of My Bloody Valentine and Broken Social Scene. The fruition of this was the 2023 EP Through I Heard Your Car, produced at home by the band alongside Portland and Philadelphia DIY veteran Nathan Tucker (Cool Original, Strange Ranger). The release saw the band rocket through the PNW music scene, playing shows with indie luminaries Franz Ferdinand and Beabadoobee. In fall of 2024 Growing Pains will be returning to the studio to record their second LP, expected to arrive in 2025.
