Young Jesus is an American

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band from

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. Since 2014, the band has been based out of

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History

Young Jesus began as a high school band in the

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, consisting of two members who are no longer in the band. While located in Chicago, there were two

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s featuring members of Young Jesus: ''Bummer'' and ''Wavepool''. As of the release of their debut album ''Home'', in 2012, the band featured Rossiter, along with bassist Shawn Nystrand, lead guitarist Cody Kellogg, and drummer Peter Martin. The only member of that lineup still in Young Jesus is Rossiter; Shevrin was a member of the band from 2015 until 2020 and Borbon and Haug were members since 2016. Young Jesus released the full-length album ''Grow/Decompose'' on Gigantic Noise Records in 2015. In 2017, Young Jesus signed to

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, where they have released three full length albums.

Musical style

Young Jesus is not a

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band, although they have been mistaken for one due to their name. The band is influenced by

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and

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, and post-rock. Their lyrics are influenced by ancient Chinese poetry, specifically from the Chan Buddhism, Chan Buddhist and Daoist, Taoist tradition.

Discography

Studio albums *''Home'' (2012, self-released) *''Grow/Decompose'' (2015, Gigantic Noise) *''S/T'' (2017, Saddle Creek) *''The Whole Thing Is Just There'' (2018, Saddle Creek) *''Welcome to Conceptual Beach'' (2020, Saddle Creek) *''Shepherd Head'' (2022, Saddle Creek) *''The Fool'' (2024, Saddle Creek) Extended Plays *''Young, Innocent, & Hairy'' (2010, self-released) *''Maybe Baby'' (2011, self-released) *''Void as Lob'' (2016, Gigantic Noise)

References

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