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" Days Go By " is the follow up to 2010's debut " The Grown Ups " from UK based Mick Terry . Mick's long awaited, "difficult 2nd" album is a mix of Power Pop, '70's AOR, Motown and Americana combined with the melodic storytelling that Mick is known for. The lead single " Emily Come Back " is a fine example of his work. The record is filled with songs of IndiePop prettiness. " Ignorance Is Bliss " is my personal favourite - there are some awesome harmonies! Produced by Jim Boggia , the album features musicians like Tracy Bonham, Richard Causon (Ryan Adams, Jayhawks, Ray Davies), Dana Myzer (Cotton Mather, Farrah), Henrik Irgens (Natalie Imbruglia, Jamie Lawson). Rosalie Deighton also guests providing the sublime harmony vocals on the beautiful duet, " Riverbend ". Recorded in London, Philadelphia and New York, these 10 new songs written by Mick and expertly arranged and curated by Jim Boggia are th...

Mick's debut album was released with a little delay. About 30 years. " The Grown Ups " is a fresh compilation of songs inspired by The Beatles or the Beach Boys (at some point supported with Jim Boggia). In the same way as a photographer uses light and shade to create a mood, these musical snapshots form a sort of audio palette colour generator for a process Terry likes to refer to as “painting with audio”. The lyrical themes of love, loss, faith and hope that run through the LP are those of a man looking back on his childhood and coming to terms with the man he has become. Songs for a lonely island: Hoxton Song, Comets <p><a href="http://music.mickterry.co.uk/album/the-grown-ups">The Grown Ups by Mick Terry</a></p>