On January 21, 2014, “Fueled by Ramen” label released “Mind Over Matter”, the second Young the Giant studio album. It was recorded February 2012 – January 2014, and was produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen.
Personnel:
- Sameer Gadhia – lead and backing vocals, percussion, piano, organ, synthesizer, keyboards
- Jacob Tilley – guitar, mellotron, synthesizer
- Eric Cannata – guitar, backing vocals
- Justin Meldal-Johnsen– acoustic guitar, percussion
- Payam Doostzadeh – bass guitar, synthesizer
- François Comtois – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Carlos de la Garza – percussion
- Jessica Ramseier – vocals
- Steven Aho – orchestration
- Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. – conducting, string arrangements
- Justin Meldal-Johnsen– engineer, programming
- Carlos de la Garza, David Schwerkolt – engineer
- Mike Schuppan– engineer, engineer assistant
- Dave Schwerkolt – engineer assistant
- Rich Costey– mixing
- Martin Cooke, Nicolas Fournier, Bo Hill – mixing assistant
- Ted Jensen– mastering
- Mark Obriski – art direction, design
- Matt Wisniewski– collage, cover collage
- David Vincent Wolf – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Sameer Gadhia, Jacob Tilley, Eric Cannata, Payam Doostzadeh and François Comtois, except where noted.
- Slow Dive
- Anagram
- It’s All About Time
- Crystallized
- Mind Over Matter
- Daydreamer
- Firelight
- Camera
- In My Home
- Eros – Sameer Gadhia, Jacob Tilley, Eric Cannata, Payam Doostzadeh, François Comtois and Justin Meldal-Johnsen.
- Teachers
- Waves
- Paralysis
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