{{short description|American art rock band}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{about|the American musical group|Jesus' early life|Christ Child}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Young Jesus | image = Young Jesus 01 (22558584647).jpg | image_size = | landscape = | caption = | alias = | origin = Chicago, Illinois, United States | genre = Indie rock, post-rock | years_active = 2009–present | label = Gigantic Noise, Saddle Creek | website = | current_members = * John Rossiter | past_members = * Cody Kellogg * Peter Martin * Shawn Nystrand * Garrison Benson * Eric Shevrin * Marcel Borbon * Kern Haug }}
'''Young Jesus''' is an American indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Since 2014, the band has been based out of Los Angeles, California.
==History== Young Jesus began as a high school band in the Chicago suburbs, consisting of two members who are no longer in the band.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Goldstein|first=Sam Jaffe|date=2017-10-05|title=There's a Theory I've Got Cooking: An Interview with John Rossiter of Young Jesus|url=https://blog.lareviewofbooks.org/interviews/theres-theory-ive-got-cooking-interview-john-rossiter-young-jesus/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-08|website=BLARB|language=en-US}}</ref> While located in Chicago, there were two side projects featuring members of Young Jesus: ''Bummer'' and ''Wavepool''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Miller|first=David|date=2014-09-05|title=The re-introduction of Young Jesus|url=https://imposemagazine.com/bytes/new-music/young-jesus-g-mp3|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-08|website=IMPOSE Magazine|language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Coleman|first=Sophia|date=2012-02-20|title=Rocking out with Young Jesus|url=https://columbiachronicle.com/5023a583-2563-55b9-8e0e-85cfbc00663e|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920180347/https://columbiachronicle.com/5023a583-2563-55b9-8e0e-85cfbc00663e|archive-date=September 20, 2020|access-date=2021-02-08|website=The Columbia Chronicle|url-status=dead}}</ref> The only member of that lineup still in Young Jesus is Rossiter; Shevrin was a member of the band from 2015 until 2020 <ref>{{Cite web|last=Cohen|first=Ian|date=2018-08-14|title=Band To Watch: Young Jesus|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2009894/young-jesus-interview/interviews/band-to-watch/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Stereogum|language=en}}</ref> and Borbon and Haug were members since 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schnipper|first=Matthew|date=2020-08-24|title=In Conversation: Young Jesus' John Rossiter Pushes Past Emo|url=https://grandmasophiascookies.com/2020/08/24/in-conversation-young-jesus-john-rossiter-pushes-past-emo/|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Grandma Sophia's Cookies|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hyden|first=Steven|date=2020-08-12|title=Young Jesus' 'Welcome To Conceptual Beach' Is Brilliant Indie Rock|url=https://uproxx.com/indie/young-jesus-interview-welcome-to-conceptual-beach/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Uproxx|language=en-US}}</ref>
Young Jesus released the full-length album ''Grow/Decompose'' on Gigantic Noise Records in 2015.<ref name="imposemagazine">{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=David |title=The re-introduction of Young Jesus |url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/new-music/young-jesus-g-mp3 |publisher=Impose |access-date=30 October 2018}}</ref> In 2017, Young Jesus signed to Saddle Creek Records,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sacher|first=Andrew|date=2017-11-14|title=Young Jesus sign to Saddle Creek, share "Feeling" video|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/young-jesus-sign-to-saddle-creek-share-feeling-video/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-08|website=BrooklynVegan|language=en}}</ref> where they have released three full-length albums.<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web|last1=Cohen|first1=Ian|date=2017-11-20|title=Young Jesus: S/T|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/young-jesus-st/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 October 2018|website=|publisher=Pitchfork}}</ref><ref name="pitchfork1">{{cite web|last1=Cohen|first1=Ian|date=2018-10-20|title=Young Jesus: The Whole Thing Is Just There|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/young-jesus-the-whole-thing-is-just-there/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 October 2018|website=|publisher=Pitchfork}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Cohen|first=Ian|date=2020-08-18|title=Young Jesus: Welcome to Conceptual Beach|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/young-jesus-welcome-to-conceptual-beach/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Pitchfork|language=en}}</ref> In 2020, they contributed to the benefit compilation ''The Song is Coming from Inside the House'' organized by Strange Ranger in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ruiz |first=Matthew Ismael |date=2020-04-30 |title=Mount Eerie, Downtown Boys, More Featured on New COVID-19 Benefit Album |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/mount-eerie-downtown-boys-more-featured-on-new-covid-19-benefit-album-listen/ |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Musical style == Young Jesus is not a Christian rock band, although they have been mistaken for one due to their name.<ref name=":1" /> The band is influenced by Midwest emo and jazz,<ref name=":0" /> and post-rock.<ref name="pitchfork1" /> Their lyrics are influenced by ancient Chinese poetry, specifically from the Chan Buddhist and Taoist tradition.<ref name=":0" />
==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== {{reflist}}
Category:Rock music groups from California Category:Saddle Creek Records artists