The band's first single " My Body" was released to U.S. The album was released physically in the U.S. On October 26, Roadrunner Records digitally released the eponymous Young the Giant album, which hailed the third best rock album of 2010. Several songs-including "My Body", "I Got", and "Strings"-were leaked online in advance of the album's release. Īfter the band finished recording in early June, they played additional shows with Marina and the Diamonds, The Futureheads, Neon Trees, and New Politics. The band believed in transparency they only wanted to record what they could reproduce in front of an audience at a live show. The band was very vigilant of their tracks but trusted the decisions of Joe Chiccarelli who had previously produced albums for The Shins, The Strokes, and Saints of Valory. All the tracks were performed live which resulted in a lot of “chopping” during production. They took an old-school approach to recording the album. Young the Giant spent 2010 opening for Minus the Bear and Steel Train while working on their debut album with Joe Chiccarelli at Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles. The Jakes officially changed their name to Young the Giant in January 2010 during the production of their eponymous album. Sameer Gadhia performing at Sasquatch 2011 In December 2009, the band announced they had changed their name to Young the Giant. Shortly before signing to Roadrunner Records in August, keyboardist Ehson Hashemian left the band. Another song, " Cough Syrup", received airplay on the Los Angeles radio station KROQ. The band's song "Garands At Normandie" was played during an episode of MTV's The Real World: Brooklyn, and "Paid the Piper" was featured on A&E's The Beast. In 2009, the band played four shows at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas. Shortly thereafter, longtime friend and collaborator Payam Doostzadeh ( Persian: پیام دوستزده) joined as bassist. Burger left the band to pursue an education at Manhattan School of Music in New York City, and Comtois took over as the drummer. Band members then individually decided whether or not to put their schooling on hold to focus on music. With two members still in high school and the others each attending different colleges, the Jakes recorded an EP, Shake My Hand, with producer Ian Kirkpatrick. Initial coordination of musical contributions was difficult because the members all attended different schools. After several personnel changes, the group's lineup by 2008 included Gadhia (born July 10, 1989), Tilley, Hashemian, Eric Cannata, Francois Comtois (born May 20, 1988), and Jason Burger. Consisting of Jacob Tilley, Addam Farmer, Kevin Massoudi, Ehson Hashemian, and Sameer Gadhia, the band's name was an acronym of the members' first names. The Jakes formed in 2004 in Irvine, California. The band's first three singles, " My Body", " Cough Syrup", and " Apartment", all charted on the US Alternative Songs chart. Formerly known as The Jakes, Young the Giant was signed by Roadrunner Records in 2009, and they released their eponymous debut album in 2010.
The band's line-up consists of Sameer Gadhia ( lead vocals), Jacob Tilley ( guitar), Eric Cannata ( guitar), Payam Doostzadeh ( bass guitar), and Francois Comtois ( drums). Young the Giant is an American rock band that formed in Irvine, California, in 2004.
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