Young the Giant

Young the Giant is an American indie rock band from Irvine, California. Her two singles My Body and Cough Syrup reached the Top 5 of the U.S. alternative charts.

History

Jacob Tilley, Adam Farmer, Kevin Massoudi, Ehson Hashemian and Sameer Gadhia founded in 2004 the band The Jakes. The name is an acronym of its four first names. From 2004 to 2008 Eric Cannata, François Comtois, and Jason Burger were added during Massoudi and Farmer got out. Even while they went to different high schools and colleges, they took with producer Ian Kirkpatrick on ( Neon Trees, Plain White T's ) their first EP namenes Shake My Hand and paused their respective training to focus on the music. Shortly before the band signed to Roadrunner Records in 2009, left the band keyboardist Ehson Hashemian. In December of the same year, they announced the name change to Young the Giant.

Discography

Albums

  • 2011: Young the Giant
  • 2014: Mind over Matter

EPs

  • Shake My Hand
  • 2011: Remix EP
  • 2011: iTunes Live from Soho

Singles

  • 2011: My Body
  • 2011: Cough Syrup
  • 2012: Apartment
  • 2013: It's About Time
  • 2013: Crystallized
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