Young the Giant [10th Anniversary Edition]

by Young the Giant

Overview

The West Coast jazz-evoking album jacket of Young the Giant's self-titled debut doesn't exactly paint an accurate picture of the California quintet's breezy modern rock sound, but it does complement it quite nicely. Here's a band signed to a heavy metal label, whose music is anything but, and which actually excels through recurring shows of subtlety, not force. That's not to say Young the Giant don't know how to rock; tracks like "My Body," "Garands," and "St. Walker" plug the guitars in and crank them up to that "tough but hooky" sweet spot inhabited by the Kings of Leon and sometimes even My Morning Jacket (whose producer, Bo Koster, adds keyboards to several cuts here). But it's dreamier fare like opener "Apartment," "Guns Out," and the vaguely Hawaiian "Strings" that really pricks the ears like Fleet Foxes-lite (or may Nada Surf 2.0): all soothing murmurs and sumptuous warm melodies -- minus about a million multi-tracked parts. The band really only gets into trouble when "I Got," "Cough Syrup," and a few other tunes float dangerously close to the Coldplay clouds, saving face only by the skin of their teeth. (Another track, "Your Side," has nothing but guest keyboards from Jellyfish alum Roger Manning Jr. to recommend it.) Nevertheless, there's an unquestionably seductive flow about Young the Giant's debut that's sure to lure in many wandering postmodern rock children, looking for alternatives beyond the same old blockbuster bands name-checked above. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia

Product Details

Release Date:	11/20/2020
Label:	Roadrunner / Roadrunner Records
UPC:	0075678647055
Rank:	6115

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Apartment
2. My Body
3. I Got
4. Cough Syrup
5. God Made Man
6. 12 Fingers
7. Strings
8. Your Side

Disc 2

9. Garands
10. St. Walker
11. Islands
12. Guns Out
13. Every Little Thing [Demo]
14. Typhoon
15. Strings (Reprise)
16. Take Me Home (2.0)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Young the Giant   Primary Artist
Roger Manning   Keyboards
Bo Koster   Keyboards
Sean Fischer   Cello
Francois Comtois   Drums,Vocals
Sameer Gadhia   Vocals,Percussion
Payam Doostzadeh   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Jacob Tilley   Guitar
Ehson Hashemian   Vocals,Keyboards
Eric Cannata   Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Chris Gehringer   Mastering
Will Quinnell   Assistant Mastering Engineer
Lars Fox   Engineer
Joe Chiccarelli   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Michael Brauer   Mixing
Mike Daly   Composer
Bill Mims   Engineer
Andrew Lynch   Assistant Engineer
Ryan Gilligan   Mixing Assistant
Ben Adelson   Management
James Saunders   Assistant Engineer
Ian Kirkpatrick   Engineer,Additional Production
John Hill   Composer
Tim Shrout   Assistant Engineer
Don Clark   Design
Young the Giant   Composer,Producer
Francois Comtois   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Group Member
Sameer Gadhia   Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Group Member
Stefan Max   A&R
Payam Doostzadeh   Composer,Producer,Group Member
Jacob Tilley   Composer,Producer,Group Member
Ehson Hashemian   Composer
Drew Simmons   Management
Eric Cannata   Composer,Producer,Group Member
Jeffrey Hasson   Booking
Ryan Nasci   Mixing
Alex Salibian   Composer
James Shaw   Engineer,Recording