Young Jesus

Young Jesus began as a high school band in the Chicago suburbs, consisting of two members who are no longer in the band.^[1] While located in Chicago, there were two side projects featuring members of Young Jesus: Bummer and Wavepool.^[2] 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.^[3] The only member of that lineup still in Young Jesus is Rossiter; Shevrin was a member of the band from 2015 until 2020 ^[4] and Borbon and Haug were members since 2016.^[5][6]

Young Jesus released the full-length album Grow/Decompose on Gigantic Noise Records in 2015.^[7] In 2017, Young Jesus signed to Saddle Creek Records,^[8] where they have released three full-length albums.^[9][10][11] 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.^[12]

Young Jesus is not a Christian rock band, although they have been mistaken for one due to their name.^[3] The band is influenced by Midwest emo and jazz,^[1] and post-rock.^[10] Their lyrics are influenced by ancient Chinese poetry, specifically from the Chan Buddhist and Taoist tradition.^[1]

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)