Album: Home of the Strange by Young the Giant (2016)
Genre: Alternative Rock | Style: Rock/Pop
Record Label: Fueled by Ramen
Format: Album

Description: "Home of the Strange" is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Young the Giant, released on August 12, 2016 on the Fueled by Ramen label.
Home of the Strange deals with the band's immigrant history and American identity. Lead singer Sameer Gadhia is a first generation American of Indian heritage. The track Amerika was inspired by Franz Kafka's unfinished novel of the same name.
Upon its release, Home of the Strange was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Artist Background: Young the Giant is an American indie rock band that formed in Irvine, California, in 2004. The band's line-up is Sameer Gadhia (lead vocals), Jacob Tilley (guitar), Eric Cannata (guitar), Payam Doostzadeh (bass guitar), and François Comtois (drums). Formerly known as The Jakes, Young the Giant was signed by Roadrunner Records in 2009 and released its eponymous debut album in 2010. The band's first two singles, "My Body" and "Cough Syrup", reached the top five of the US Alternative Songs chart. Part of the Irvine, California, USA music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Alternative Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Atlas Genius, Sir Sly, Bad Suns, Walk the Moon

Music Scene: Part of the Irvine, California, USA music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Alternative Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Alternative Rock, Rock/Pop, 2010s, Album, Fueled by Ramen

Additional Context: Rating score: 8. Based on 2 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


"Home of the Strange" is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Young the Giant, released on August 12, 2016 on the Fueled by Ramen label.
Home of the Strange deals with the band's immigrant history and American identity. Lead singer Sameer Gadhia is a first generation American of Indian heritage. The track Amerika was inspired by Franz Kafka's unfinished novel of the same name.
Upon its release, Home of the Strange was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

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