Photos of Young the Giant at Dream Hotel Downtown in New York, NY on April 26th, 2017
Photos of Young the Giant at Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines, IA on February 16th, 2017
Photos of Young the Giant at 2016 Austin City Limits Festival in Austin, TX
Photos of Young the Giant at Radio City Music Hall in New York, NY on September 17th, 2016
Photos of Young the Giant at Wellmont Theater in Montclair, NJ on October 24th, 2015
Photos of Young the Giant at 2014 Lollapalooza in Chicago, IL
Photos of Young the Giant 2014 KJEE Summer Round-Up at Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, CA
Photos of Young the Giant at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, NY on February 28th, 2014
Photos of Young the Giant at Studio at Webster Hall in New York, NY on January 13th, 2014
Photos of Young the Giant at 2013 Boston Calling Music Festival in Boston, MA
Photos of Young the Giant at 2012 Osheaga Music Festival in Montreal, PQ, Canada
After their 2010 emotional self-titled debut, Young the Giant went for a more electro/disco approach on follow-up Mind over Matter (QRO review). Home of the Strange takes that approach well, and even brings in some funk.
Despite the title of the record/closing number, and opening number/first single “Amerika”, Home of the Strange is not a take on the U. S. of A., but an album that mixes cool with more electric styles. First pieces “Amerika”, “Something To Believe In”, and “Elsewhere” all get in on the cool act, relaxed, evocative, and nighttime dance floor, respectively. There are intimate moments, such as “Titus Was Born” and the natural beauty to “Nothing’s Over”, but overall the record is a pressing funky party with numbers like “Jungle Youth”, “Silvertongue”, and the title track, not to mention the more interesting experiment “Mr. Know-It-All”.
QRO’s review of Young the Giant at Old National Centre in Indianapolis, IN on July 10th, 2012
Photos of Young the Giant at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, GA on May 19th, 2012
Photos of Young the Giant at People’s Court in Des Moines, IA on March 29th, 2012
Photos of Young the Giant at Stubb’s in Austin, TX on March 25th, 2012
Mind over Matter did lose some of the emotional heft that first got Young the Giant notice on pieces such as “Cough Syrup” and “Your Apartment”, but now their electro sound has more fully fleshed out.
