Young The Giant

Description

Young the Giant is the debut studio album by the American indie rock band Young the Giant. The band began working on the album with Grammy-winning producer Joe Chiccarelli, engineers Lars Fox and Ian Kirkpatrick, and mixer Michael H. Brauer in early 2010. Young the Giant's lead singer, Sameer Gadhia, described the album as having a "summery sound, kind of Orange County." The songs on the album include the American single "My Body," which reached the top five of the Billboard 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. The album features live recordings, something the band had never attempted before. Drummer François Comtois noted that working with Chiccarelli during the sessions "was incredibly intimidating, but he shaped us." Gadhia also recalled the experience: "We were critiqued in a way we had never thought of, and we were constantly pushed to reach the next level. Looking back, [...] he made us better musicians, performers, and songwriters."