"Derbyshire is often overlooked for musical output within the East Midlands. Nottinghamshire has left a real mark on the music industry over the past couple of years, with Jake Bugg and Dog Is Dead taking the country by storm. Leicestershire based bands, Maybeshewill and Kyte are making waves overseas with regular touring in Europe and Asia. Derbyshire has remained relatively quiet in relation to its neighbours. However, one Derbyshire based band that could put an end to the county’s hushed mumblings is Escape To New York."The Monograph Magazine"Taken from their forthcoming E.P. A Long Time Between Monsters, Growing Pains begins innocuously with bright and clear guitar lines, building layer by layer into a lush and poignant indie rock track. It’s a strong track, loaded with giddy promises of what to expect from the band’s future material."Vulture Hound"Loving this new video for ‘Growing Pains’ from Escape To New York – bloody brilliant slabs of tasty alt-rock for your wanting ears. Oh yeah."Soundsphere Magazine"On first play this ambitious slice of sonic boomness carries the weighty songwriting prowess of recent greats such as The National and Arcade Fire mixed with the vocal sharpening of TV On The Radio; and, lo and fucking behold, they cite at least two of those on their Soundcloud as their very influences. RIDDLE US THAT. Add to that they’ve chucked in references to Silversun Pickups and the dude on the left in the above picture is repping a Bonobo tee, what the hell is not to like here?" Killing Moon Blog"Debut single ‘Growing Pains’ circles around winding, chiming guitar and a neat, Devendorf-esque rhythm with the group showing impressive songwriting subtleties, opting to layer their sound rather than smack you over the head with sheer volume. Escape to New York, you have our attention."When The Gramophone Ringswww.escapetonewyork.co.uk