Debuting in 2010, this angular sounding band has reached over the top to become widely known and to share this funky sounding music with everyone in the world.  Young the Giant has accomplished just that in the matter of a few years, while many great musicians take more than a year or two to make themselves a name and create a dent in the music making industry.

The caffeinated bluesy sound emitting through the headphones as people begin to first listen definitely throws the unexpected music lover off, but as soon as the bouncy tunes continue, it gets their fans to sway and dance to their new album.  With high pitched vocals and heavy techno beats, the band surely has made a difference in the music world.

This indie pop group first began with Jacob Tilley, Addam Farmer, Kevin Massoudi, Ehson Hashemian, and Sameer Gadhia in the name of The Jakes as an acronym for the first band members names in 2004. After some personal changes in 2009 and playing at four different shows, Ehson Hashemian departed from the band and they decided to change their name to Young the Giant. As 2010 rolled around, they began touring with Minus the Bear and Steel Train and working on their first debuting album called Young the Giant. After that was recorded in early June 2010, they started to tour with bigger bands like Marina and the Diamonds and Neon Trees. They quickly became popular as their first song “My Body” hit the radios in January 2010 and climbed to the top five in the Billboard Alternative songs chart.

Young the Giant’s new album Mind over Matter was released in January 2014. With their hit single “It’s About Time” hitting the radio station in October, these bubblegum indie musicians have suddenly picked in their fan basis and fame. With other popular songs like “Anagram” or “Crystallized” Young the Giant is surely making a name for themselves.

With lyrics that speak more in a confusing tones then fortune cookies, listeners find themselves at a loss for words to describe their love for the band’s sound. “Don’t go-o! It’s About Time, it’s about pistols.” These lyrics are from the song “It’s about time” from the album Mind Over Matter. Young the Giant are talking about that it’s time to end things between the two people, yet they don’t want to do that because of how much pain it’ll cause.

Over all, as indie bands go, Young the Giant is the heart soul of the up and coming in indie music. With odd lyrics, that speaks the truth and has their fans loving them all the more, Young the Giant is certainly something to listen to.  If you’d like to see them live and choose how you feel about the music, they’ll be at the Fillmore on March 8th.