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Come of Age
Studio album by the Vaccines
Released	3 September 2012
Studio	ICP (Brussels, Belgium)
Genre	Indie rock garage rock surf rock power pop post punk revival
Length	39:35
Label	Columbia
Producer	Ethan Johns
The Vaccines chronology
What Did You Expect from The Vaccines? (2011) Come of Age (2012) Melody Calling EP (2013)
Singles from Come of Age
"No Hope" Released: 6 July 2012 "Teenage Icon" Released: 2 September 2012 "I Always Knew" Released: 18 November 2012 "Bad Mood" Released: 17 March 2013

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Upcoming
NME	8/10
Clash	8/10
Uncut	7/10
The Guardian
The Daily Telegraph
AltSounds
Drowned In Sound	7/10
Digital Spy
Platform	8/10
Consequence of Sound
BBC	(positive)
PopMatters	7/10
Sputnikmusic
Evening Standard
AllMusic

Come of Age (also alternatively titled The Vaccines Come of Age) is the second studio album by English indie rock band the Vaccines, which was released on 3 September 2012. It follows their debut album What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?, released the previous year. It was produced by Ethan Johns and reached number one in the UK.

Album art

The image on the front cover of the album is a photo of four androgynous teenage girls, each representing a different member of the band.

Influences

Lead singer and songwriter Justin Young cites No Other by Gene Clark, #1 Record by Big Star and "Spanish Bombs" by the Clash as his major inspirations during the writing of this album.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Justin Young, all music composed by the Vaccines

Charts

Certifications

Personnel

• Justin Young - vocals, rhythm guitar
• Freddie Cowan - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Arni Arnason - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Pete Robertson - drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Ethan Johns - percussion (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 11), acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 4)

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• 2012 albums
• The Vaccines albums
• Albums produced by Ethan Johns
• Columbia Records albums