Song of the Day: “My Body” by Young The Giant

Young the Giant 2012 Headlining Tour

Today’s song is “My Body” by Young The Giant. The Newport Beach, CA rock quartet recently was on a fall tour with The Futureheads where they previewed material off their upcoming self-titled debut. The album will have a digital release on October 26th and a physical release in early 2011 on Roadrunner Records. Produced by Joe Chiccarelli (The White Stripes, The Shins, My Morning Jacket) it features My Morning Jacket’s Bo Koster and Beck’s keyboardist Roger Manning guesting on keys.

The guys have been winning priase and embraced by music fans. “My Body” and “I Got” have reached #1 and #11 on Hype Machine

After forming in high school and garnering a fervent and loyal fan base through local shows over the years, they released their 2008 debut EP Shake My Hand, which spawned an early version of track ”Cough Syrup” which came a favorite at KROQ and among fans. Since then they have signed with Roadrunner Records, received early support from KROQ and LIVE 105 and have opened for the likes of Kings of Leon, Minus The Bear, The Whigs and Ghostland Observatory.

The band will also be making their CMJ Music Marathon debut at this year’s fest in NYC, playing the following showcases:

Wednesday,October 20th at 10pm at The Studio @Webster Hall

Saturday, October 23rd at 3:15pm at the Delancy

Listen to the song below and get it now on iTunes and for more infomration check out their official website.

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