Trousdale navigates change together in “Growing Pains”

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Quinn D’Andrea, Georgia Greene, and Lauren Jones make up the colorful and dynamic trio, Trousdale. Their debut album Out of My Mind came out in 2023 and had some powerful songwriting that dominated in the indie pop and country genres. Similar to a previously covered artist, Tiger La Flor, Trousdale has a floaty Americana sound. 

This sound is translated into their next album Growing Pains. The lead single and namesake of the album “Growing Pains” came out in January of 2025. With the three of them composing the album together, they were able to collaborate to tell a story about leaning on close friends to make it through tough challenges in life. They navigate through the hardest parts of change by the beautiful power of friendship! 

The rest of the songs take you through a cacophony of powerful emotions that are specific to the transition to adulthood. There are a couple lines in the song “Lonely Night” that allude to healing after a hard year. Words on my tongue / They're makin' me feel sick again / The movie is done (Done) / I was watchin' 'til the bittеr end. What a beautiful way to describe holding on to the nostalgia of a feeling. 

Another line that struck me was a similar theme from the eighth song on the album “Sleeping at the Wheel” where the line is: I’ve become so good at faking a smile / It’s muscle memory, haven’t cried in a while. The line almost seems arbitrary in the grand scheme of the album, but it offers a greater opportunity to see the outward projection of rejecting change. Holding in emotions for the sake of other people. 

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On the album cover, they continued with this chaotic feeling. The three members are slumped on a couch and everything around them is a blur. This adds to the feeling of being overwhelmed, but finding strength in each other. They are able to sit in the chaos and breathe through it. Each member also has a distinct metallic monochrome outfit on. The colors are reminiscent of the Powerpuff Girls, which could be another reference to a group of friends navigating crazy life changes together. Overall, the album does a wonderful job of placing those hard to describe emotions that go along with becoming an adult while feeling light and calming. 

Growing Pains acts as the hand guiding the listener through the eye of the metaphorical storm of adulthood.