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Young The Giant (Album) by Young The Giant

Artist Biography For Young The Giant

Young The Giant Are An American Alternative Rock Band Who Formed In Irvine California In 2004. The Band Consists Of Sameer Gadhia Vocals Percussion Jacob Tilley Guitar Eric Cannata Guitar Payam Doostzadeh Bass And François Comtois Drums . The Band's Name Is Purposefully Nonsensical Gadhia Explained It As A "leftfield Idea" Meant To Evoke Curiosity. The Band Released Their Debut Self-Titled Album Young The Giant On 25 January 2011 Which Was Preceded By A Digital-Only Release In October 2010. The First Single "My Body " Reached #5 On The Billboard Alternative Songs Chart And A Second Single "Cough Syrup " Reached #3 On The Same Chart. Previously The Band Was Known As The Jakes. They Released A 7 Song EP Shake My Hand In 2008 Which Including Two Songs "Garands" And "Cough Syrup" Now On The Current Self-Titled Album Young The Giant.

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Young The Giant Is The Debut Album By American Indie Rock Band Young The Giant. It Was Released Digitally By The Roadrunner Record Label On October 26 2010 And Was Followed By A Physical CD And Vinyl Release In The United States On January 25 2011. The Album Was Released In The United Kingdom On May 2 2011. The Band Began Work On The Album With Producer Joe Chiccarelli Engineers Lars Fox And Ian Kirkpatrick And Mixer Michael H. Brauer In Early 2010. Young The Giant Lead Singer Sameer Gadhia Described The Album As Having A "summery Kind Of An Orange County Sound." Songs On The Album Include The U.S. Single "My Body" Which Reached The Top Five Of Billboard's Alternative Songs Chart "Apartment" The First International Single And "Cough Syrup" Which Was Originally Recorded For The 2008 EP Shake My Hand When The Band Was Known As The Jakes. Following The Departure Of Keyboardist Ehson Hashemian In Late 2009 Rock Group The Jakes Changed Its Name To Young The Giant. Lead Singer Sameer Gadhia Said The New Band Name Did Not Have Any Specific Meaning But That It Epitomized The Band They Had Become. "I Was Thinking About What We Want To Portray " Gadhia Said. "We Are Still Youthful But When We Aren't We Still Want To Have That Exuberance In Our Music." In Early 2010 Young The Giant Began Work On Its Debut Album With Grammy-Winning Producer Joe Chiccarelli. The Album Features Live Track Recordings Which The Band Had Never Previously Attempted. Drummer Francois Comtois Noted That Working With Chiccarelli For The Sessions "was Incredibly Intimidating But He Kicked Our Asses Into Shape." Gadhia Also Recalled The Experience "We Were Criticized In Ways We Had Never Even Thought Of And Were Constantly Pushed To Reach The Next Level. Looking Back On It He Shaped Us Into Better Musicians Performers And Songwriters. It Was Also Great Fun Hearing His Stories About Bono Jay-Z And Elton John. An Underlying Theme Of The Album According To Gadhia Is The "feeling Of Isolation And Almost Surreal Happiness With A Lover." Much Of The Album Was Inspired By The Beach Gadhia Said. "It Is Summery Kind Of An Orange County Sound. When We First Started Doing This Seriously And Living Together Newport Was Just Like Eternal Summer For Us. We Did Draw From A Lot Of That." In Particular The Track "Strings" Is An Attempt To Showcase The Sounds Of The Beach. Gadhia Described That The Band Wanted To "have The Arrangements Cascade Together And Tonally We All Worked Hard With Joe To Recreate The Fervor And Wetness Of Splashing Waves." Gadhia Said The Track "My Body" Is An Embodiment Of The Band "a Combination Of Youthful Energy And Slightly Naive But Optimistic Determination. It Captures A Sense Of Passion Urgency And Excitement That We've Felt Throughout The Writing And Recording Process Over The Past Two Years." Another Song "Cough Syrup" Was Co-Written By Former Bandmate Ehson Hashemian And Dates Back To The 2008 EP "Shake My Hand" When The Band Was Still Known As The Jakes. Three Tracks - "My Body" "I Got" And "Strings" - Were Leaked Individually Prior To The Album's October 26 2010 Digital Release. Young The Giant Was Released On CD And Vinyl In The United States On January 25 2011. It Debuted And Peaked At Number Six On The Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums Chart. The First U.S. Single "My Body" Peaked At Number Eight On The Alternative Songs Chart. The Album Was Released On May 2 In The UK With "Apartment" As The Lead International Single. The Album Peaked At Number 83 On The UK Albums Chart.