Origin - Growing Old

Name: Origin - Growing Old
Uploaded: 1990-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Description: The Origin were a San Diego/Orange County, California alternative rock band signed to Virgin Records, releasing 'Growing Old' in April 1990 as a single from their self-titled debut. The single peaked at #19 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, receiving steady rotation on U.S. college and alternative radio. The band existed within…

1990 · Early Alternative/College Rock Era (1990) · music video

1990Early Alternative/College Rock Era (1990)Early-90s American alternative/college rock — Southern California jangle-pop and power-pop substream

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The Origin were a San Diego/Orange County, California alternative rock band signed to Virgin Records, releasing 'Growing Old' in April 1990 as a single from their self-titled debut. The single peaked at #19 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, receiving steady rotation on U.S. college and alternative radio. The band existed within the same Southern California indie ecosystem that would soon produce major…

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Represents the early-90s American alt-rock moment when college-radio acts received major-label support and MTV exposure before grunge redefined the mainstream. 'Growing Old' is a textbook example of piano-led jangle-pop crossover, charting on Modern Rock Tracks and illustrating how Southern…

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